The impact and influence of the life of Steve Jobs can not be over estimated. Not only did he change the face of technology, commercialism, and capitalism as we know it, he has along with Bill Gates fundamentally changed the way human beings live and coexist on this planet in the 20th and 21st centuries. The influence of computer technology on our personal lives today would have been unheard of a mere thirty years ago. It will likely be decades, perhaps even centuries, before we can fully perceive the wide reach of his influence. He will likely stand in history next to William Randolph Hearst, Alexander Graham Bell, and Henry Ford on the shortlist of individuals who have had the greatest impact on our daily lives, for better or for worse.
