sad news, never like to see someone go like that. RIP Steve
I may have disagreed with alot of his practices at Apple, but he was a stubborn visionary and it carried Apple to new hieghts of success. As a side effect, he spurred the rest of the industry into action through competition and that has resulted in better products for everyone whether its from apple, google, ms, or a host of other competitors.
He was part of that shrinking group of leaders in the tech industry that started out with nothing in a garage and was able to build an empire that could impact the entire market it was in (Bill Gates is now one of the few remaining people in that category).
Ill certainly miss the chance to hear his grand speaches as he extoled the virtues of the next great idevice. He knew how to put on a good show, something your not likely to see from most companies for a while, those kinds of people dont come around very often.