Friends and Rivals Say About The Death Of Steve Jobs
As one of the most brilliant tech companies, Apple has a lot of competitors. They often compete in the business arena. But the death of Steve Jobs, Apple’s rivals are also making the grieving. In essence they agreed to the death of Steve Jobs is a big loss for the world of technology. One of them is Samsung, which is competing fiercely not only in the mobile device market, but also in the realm of law. Although Steve Jobs’s death may be advantageous for Samsung, they do not forget to praise the work of Steve Jobs.
Here are some responses of Apple’s competitors regarding the death of Steve Jobs, quoted by the Wall Street Journal on Thursday (06/11/2011):
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1. Samsung
“Chairman Steve Jobs introduced a number of revolutionary changes to the information technology industry and is a great entrepreneur. The spirit of innovative and great achievements will be forever remembered by people around the world” – Chief Executive, Choi Gee-sung
2. Lenovo
“Today, the world lost one of the greatest innovators and pioneers with the death of Steve Jobs … although we will feel the loss of a very large, I believe that this industry will take the science that Steve taught us about the innovation” – Chief Executive, Yuanqing Yang
3. Sony
“Digital age has lost its leader light, but the innovation and creativity will inspire Steve dreamers and thinkers from generation to generation,” Chief Executive Howard Stringer
4. Acer
“Steve Jobs is a man with vision, innovation and great leadership and has a great influence for the information communication technology industry in the last 10 years”
5. Research in Motion
“Steve Jobs is a great visionary and a respected competitor. Convey our deep grief for his family and all employees of Apple,” – Mike Lazaridis & Jim Balsillie, RIM co Chiefs.
6. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg
“Steve, thank you has been a mentor and friend. Thank you for showing that what you wake up can change the world. I’ll miss you.”
7. Google
Google displays the words “Steve Jobs, 1955 – 2011” with a link to apple.com as a form of respect for Steve Jobs.
