The world has lost a very intelligent, bright, and amazing individual.
I myself am saddened by his passing, he is one of my technology hero's,
every June I am always ready to watch the WWDC Opening keynote, When Steve Jobs walked onto that stage, I knew, we all new that we would see something that will blow our minds, and in 2007 it did, with the unveiling of the iPhone, that revolutionized the smartphone we all know today, with out it, would we have the amazing iPod touch, iPad, and the brand new iPhone 4S that was announced on just on Tuesday.
We wont see the effect of Steve Jobs not being at apple for a couple of years down the road, but sooner or later, Tim Cook (now the CEO of Apple) and the executive team at Apple will have to make there own decisions regarding the path of the company in this post-Steve Era.
Its a sad time in the tech world, I just wish i could have met him once.
-Ineed