Industry pays tribute to Steve Jobs

We are saddened to inform you that charismatic Apple leader Steve Jobs is dead. The visionary and creative leader who took Apple to the top passed away after a continuous struggle with cancer.

In Steve Jobs, the world has lost someone who can never be replaced. He is amongst one of the greatest leaders that our generation has seen. His death has left a space that would be impossible to fill.

On the sad occasion of his death, tributes are pouring in. Lets have a look at what other leaders have to say about a man whose creative genius and vision changed the world forever:

Apple CEO Tim Cook

“We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today. Steve's brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives. The world is immeasurably better because of Steve.”

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates

"The world rarely sees someone who has had the profound impact Steve has had, the effects of which will be felt for many generations to come.

For those of us lucky enough to get to work with him, it's been an insanely great honor. I will miss Steve immensely.”

U.S. President Barack Obama

“Steve Jobs was a great friend as well as a trusted advisor. His legacy will extend far beyond the products he created or the businesses he built. It will be the millions of people he inspired, the lives he changed, and the culture he defined."

Google Executive chairman Eric Schmidt

“Steve Jobs is the most successful CEO in the U.S. of the last 25 years. He uniquely combined an artists touch and an engineers vision to build an extraordinary company. One of the greatest American leaders in history.”

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg

 "Steve, thank you for being a mentor and a friend. Thanks for showing that what you build can change the world. I will miss you.”

Dick Costlo Twitter CEO

 "Once in a rare while, somebody comes along who doesn't just raise the bar, they create an entirely new standard of measurement.”

Eric Lin of HTC

“Even in the HTC offices, we are dumbstruck by the loss. goodbye, Steve.”

Investor Marc Anderssen

"Steve was the best of the best. Like Mozart and Picasso, he may never be equalled."

An anonymous blogger

“I remember when Elvis died, when Lennon was shot and now Steve. These are painful moments when creatives who helped to shape a generation leave us way before they should. He had so much energy and passion and that can never be replaced. I will miss you Steve. My heart goes out to Steve's family and his close teammates at Apple.”

But the best tribute to Steve Jobs is his own words, taken from a speech he gave at Stanford in 2005

No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life’s change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away. Sorry to be so dramatic, but it is quite true.

Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary. “

R.I.P. Steve Jobs.