Last word for steve jobs

FAKE LAST WORDS!

Since early November 2015, several social media sites and blogs have been circulating a fake essay on happiness and the mis-pursuit of wealth touted as the Last Words of Steve Jobs.

Some highlights of this fake essay are reproduced below:

Steve Jobs’ Last Words

I reached the pinnacle of success in the business world. In others’ eyes, my life is an epitome of success.

However, aside from work, I have little joy. In the end, wealth is only a fact of life that I am accustomed to.

At this moment, lying on the sick bed and recalling my whole life, I realize that all the recognition and wealth that I took so much pride in, have paled and become meaningless in the face of impending death….

Now I know, when we have accumulated sufficient wealth to last our lifetime, we should pursue other matters that are unrelated to wealth…

Should be something that is more important:
Perhaps relationships, perhaps art, perhaps a dream from younger days

Non-stop pursuing of wealth will only turn a person into a twisted being, just like me.

Material things lost can be found. But there is one thing that can never be found when it is lost – Life.

Whichever stage in life we are at right now, with time, we will face the day when the curtain comes down.

Treasure Love for your family, love for your spouse, love for your friends.
Treat yourself well. Cherish others.

On the face of it, it make a good, albeit emotionally-touching read.

The fact is that Steve Jobs never said these words. Not even close.

Here are some facts:

On the evidence of the eulogy by Steve’s sister, novelist Mona Simpson, who was present during Steve’s last hours, we know what Steve Jobs’ final words really were. This eulogy was published in The New York Times on 30th of October 2011. In that eulogy, she described Steve’s last moments as follows:

No one since his death in 2011 until November 2015 said anything about these purportedly last words that suddenly appeared on the net this month.

Steve Jobs official biographer, Walter Isaacson, who met regularly with Steve during his last three years of life and had over 40 exclusive interviews with him, makes no mention of the fake essay in Steve Jobs’ biography. Nor do any other books about Steve Jobs mention this quote. If Steve Jobs really wanted this wisdom to be circulated to wider public, he would have at least mentioned about it to his biographer or family members or anyone at Apple Inc. We have no evidence of it at all.

From all available evidence, it is clear that…

Steve Jobs was not afraid of death, as he made it very clear in his memorable 2005 Stanford Commencement Address:  “Death is very likely the single best invention of life…Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life…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.”

Steve Jobs did not pursue wealth; he pursued an abiding dream and a compelling vision–to make a dent in the universe. It is common knowledge that Steve Jobs salary at Apple was $ 1. He had not been awarded any new equity since 2003, despite being its largest individual shareholder. His annual salary had been $ 1 since 1998. Top Apple executives, including Jobs, were/are employed at will, without severance or employment agreements, tax reimbursements or supplemental retirement benefits.

Thus from all accounts and intents, it is clear that Steve Jobs did not pursue wealth as an end, as the fake quote falsely mis-appropriates. Steve Jobs pursued a vision for Apple that was much grander and larger than any wealth of the world.

Hence, this falsely attributed set of quotes presented as Steve Jobs’ last words were NOT his last words.

Millions of people have shared what they thought were Steve Jobs’ Last Words. But guess what – they have all shared a FAKE STORY.

We will tell you the truth about Steve Jobs, so you won’t fall for these fake stories. Don’t forget to SHARE this article, because it’s the only way to stop the spread of such fake stories!

The Steve Jobs’ Last Words Hoax

This is the infamous Steve Jobs’ Last Words that have been shared by hundreds of thousands of people on social media and email chain letters.

Were Those Really Steve Jobs’ Last Words?

Short answer – NO.

How do we know this? Let’s take a look…

We know what his last words really were

On the 30th of October 2011, the New York Times printed an eulogy by his sister, Mona Simpson. In that eulogy, she described his last moment :

Steve Jobs Was Not On Artificial Respiration

The fake speech claims that Steve Jobs was on artificial respiration. That’s not true. Although his family has been very private about his final days, we do know that he was not being kept alive by a mechanical ventilator.

The intubation required would have prevented him from saying anything. If he was being kept alive by a mechanical ventilator, he wouldn’t be able to say “Oh wow. Oh wow. Oh wow.” as his sister revealed were his true last words.

In fact, on August 11, 2011 – less than two months before he died, Steve Jobs asked Tim Cook to visit him.  As recounted in Tim Cook’s book – Becoming Steve Jobs, Steve Jobs was more than capable of talking lucidly even then :

He told me he had decided that I should be CEO. I thought then that he thought he was going to live a lot longer when he said this, because we got into a whole level of discussion about what would it mean for me to be CEO with him as a chairman. I asked him, ‘What do you really not want to do that you’re doing?’

“It was an interesting conversation,” Cook says, with a wistful laugh. “He says, ‘You make all the decisions.’ I go, ‘Wait. Let me ask you a question.’ I tried to pick something that would incite him. So I said, ‘You mean that if I review an ad and I like it, it should just run without your okay?’ And he laughed and said, ‘Well, I hope you’d at least ask me!’

I asked him two or three times, ‘Are you sure you want to do this?’ because I saw him getting better at that point in time. I went over there often during the week, and sometimes on the weekends. Every time I saw him he seemed to be getting better. He felt that way as well. Unfortunately, it didn’t work out that way.”

Finally, if he was really kept alive by a mechanical ventilator, it would have kept him alive. He wouldn’t have died of respiratory arrest, which was the immediate cause of death.

The fact that he did indeed die of respiratory arrest is evidence that he was not on artificial respiration

Steve Jobs Did Not Die In A Hospital

Alternate versions of this fake speech refers to him being in a hospital bed. Steve Jobs died at home, not in a hospital. The New York Times noted :

In his final months, Mr. Jobs’s home — a large and comfortable but relatively modest brick house in a residential neighborhood — was surrounded by security guards. His driveway’s gate was flanked by two black S.U.V.’s.

We don’t have an exact date for when he was confined to his home for his last days, but we do know that by August 11, 2011, he was permanently at home :

“He said, ‘I want to talk to you about something,’ ” remembers Cook. “This was when he was home all the time, and I asked when, and he said, ‘Now.’”

None of the books written about him refers to these fake Last Words

He had an official biography written by Walter Isaacson (Steve Jobs, ISBN 978-1501127625).

Walter Isaacson was given unprecedented access to his personal life, including over 40 interviews with Steve Jobs himself.

If Steve Jobs wanted to pass along such a message, he would have done it in that book. There is no mention of such a message in that biography.

He also had many books written about him :

• Steve Jobs : The Man In The Machine,
• Steve Jobs : The Man Who Thought Different,
• Becoming Steve Jobs : The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader,
• Steve Jobs : His Story, etc.

None of them mentions this fake message.

Steve Jobs did not believe in God

The fake quote refers to God twice, which Steve would never do because he did not believe in God.

He was a Zen Buddhist, not the Lutheran Christian he was brought up to be.

Buddhism is a religion, but their adherents do not believe in God or gods.

Unbelievably bad grammar

The fake quote is replete with bad grammar. That is something Steve Jobs would never condone, being the perfectionist that he was. Needless to say, the writing style was not his either.

Steve Jobs was not afraid of death, he made use of it

The fake quote framed Steve Jobs as regretting that he spent his life in the pursuit of success at the expense of his family.

This cannot be further from the truth. Steve Jobs not only embraced his impending demise, he used it to spur him to make the most of his time left.

During his famous commencement speech at Stanford University in 2005, he said that “Death is very likely the single best invention of life“.

He then expounded on using that knowledge that our impending deaths to spur ourselves to greater heights, and to do what we really want to do in life :

Steve Jobs did not pursue wealth, only his vision for Apple

The fake Steve Jobs’ Last Words allude to a mindless pursuit of wealth.

However, this cannot be further from the truth, because Steve Jobs earned a cool annual salary of $1 since he returned to a struggling Apple in 1997.

He was not the only corporate executive to do this, of course, as they can be compensated through alternate means like bonuses, stock options, etc.

Steve Jobs was notable, though, for not taking any alternative form of compensation since 2003.

He took virtually nothing in compensation for his time and effort at Apple because he was not pursuing wealth, but his vision.

His wealth, and his position at Apple, were the means to the end, not the goal itself.

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The Message Is More Important Than The Truth?

When told the truth, many people were surprisingly hostile. They either refused to accept the truth, or told us that the message is more important than the truth.

The truth is – when we share a fake story about a famous person, it teaches other people that it’s okay to lie about people, as long as it’s for a good reason.

Do we really want to teach our children that? Do we really believe that it’s legal or even moral to tell lies about other people, even if it’s for a good reason?

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The last words of the late, much-lauded and much-quoted Steve Jobs have been revealed almost a month after the Apple co-founder died at the age of 56.

Jobs, who once memorably described death as «very likely the single best invention of life», departed this world with a lingering look at his family and the simple, if mysterious, observation: «Oh wow. Oh wow. Oh wow.»

Details of his final moments came from his sister Mona Simpson, who has allowed the New York Times to publish the eulogy she delivered at his memorial service on 16 October. In it, she explains how she rushed to Jobs’s bedside after he asked her to come to see him as soon as possible.

«His tone was affectionate, dear, loving, but like someone whose luggage was already strapped onto the vehicle, who was already on the beginning of his journey, even as he was sorry, truly deeply sorry, to be leaving us,» she writes.

When she arrived, she found Jobs surrounded by his family – «he looked into his children’s eyes as if he couldn’t unlock his gaze,» – and managing to hang on to consciousness she said.

However, he began to deteriorate. «His breathing changed. It became severe, deliberate, purposeful. I could feel him counting his steps again, pushing farther than before. This is what I learned: he was working at this, too. Death didn’t happen to Steve, he achieved it.»

After making it through one final night, wrote Simpson, her brother began to slip away. «His breath indicated an arduous journey, some steep path, altitude. He seemed to be climbing.

«But with that will, that work ethic, that strength, there was also sweet Steve’s capacity for wonderment, the artist’s belief in the ideal, the still more beautiful later.

«Steve’s final words, hours earlier, were monosyllables, repeated three times.

«Before embarking, he’d looked at his sister Patty, then for a long time at his children, then at his life’s partner, Laurene, and then over their shoulders past them.

«Steve’s final words were: ‘Oh wow. Oh wow. Oh wow.'»

Simpson, a novelist and English professor, also used the eulogy to pay tribute to some of her late brother’s beliefs – and idiosyncrasies.

«Novelty was not Steve’s highest value,» she writes. «Beauty was. For an innovator, Steve was remarkably loyal. If he loved a shirt, he’d order 10 or 100 of them. In the Palo Alto house, there are probably enough black cotton turtlenecks for everyone in this church.»

Although the precise meaning of Jobs’s ultimate utterance is hard to pin down, it will further fuel interest in a man who continues to captivate the business and creative worlds even after death.

His biography, written by Walter Isaacson, is topping many book charts and is even tipped to become the bestselling book on Amazon this year.

The company’s latest offering, the iPhone 4S, is faring less well, however, with many users complaining of rapid battery drain on their new smartphones.

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On July 30 2019, Facebook user Joseph Rudy Rullo shared what were purportedly Apple pioneer Steve Jobs’ last words (archived here), uttered on his deathbed:

https://www.facebook.com/Rullo2017/posts/2338646942837307?__tn__=-R

The post eventually segued into other musings, but it began with Jobs’ supposed lamentation of his pursuit of wealth and material success over other things:

Steve Jobs died a billionaire, with a fortune of $7 billion, at the age of 56 from pancreatic cancer, and here are some of his last words… 👇👇👇

“In other eyes, my life is the essence of success, but aside from work, I have a little joy. And in the end, wealth is just a fact of life to which I am accustomed.”

“At this moment, lying on the bed, sick and remembering all my life, I realize that all my recognition and wealth that I have is meaningless in the face of imminent death. You can hire someone to drive a car for you, make money for you – but you can not rent someone to carry the disease for you. One can find material things, but there is one thing that can not be found when it is lost – “LIFE”. ❤️

Treat yourself well, and cherish others. As we get older we are smarter, and we slowly realize that the watch is worth $30 or $300 – both of which show the same time. Whether we carry a purse worth $30 or $300 – the amount of money in the wallets are the same. Whether we drive a car worth $150,000, or a car worth $30,000 – the road and distance are the same, we reach the same destination. If we drink a bottle worth $300 or wine worth $10 – the “stroller” will be the same. If the house we live in is 300 square meters, or 3000 square meters – the loneliness is the same.”

“Your true inner happiness does not come from the material things of this world. 🌍 Whether you’re flying first class, or economy class – if the plane crashes, you crash with it.”

So, I hope you understand that when you have friends or someone to talk to – this is true happiness! ✅

Iterations of that specific commentary attributed to Jobs circulated on social media for some time, frequently appearing on Facebook.

Jobs died of pancreatic cancer in 2011, and the commentary reproduced here began circulating online in 2015.

On October 30 2011, the New York Times published an editorial written by Jobs’ sister Mona Simpson, “A Sister’s Eulogy for Steve Jobs.” In it, Simpson wrote of what Jobs’ said last before his death:

This had to be done. Even now, he had a stern, still handsome profile, the profile of an absolutist, a romantic. His breath indicated an arduous journey, some steep path, altitude.

He seemed to be climbing.

But with that will, that work ethic, that strength, there was also sweet Steve’s capacity for wonderment, the artist’s belief in the ideal, the still more beautiful later.

Steve’s final words, hours earlier, were monosyllables, repeated three times.

Before embarking, he’d looked at his sister Patty, then for a long time at his children, then at his life’s partner, Laurene, and then over their shoulders past them.

Steve’s final words were:

OH WOW. OH WOW. OH WOW.

Simpson’s piece noted that Jobs had been “successful at a young age,” but the words “money” and “wealth” did not appear in it. In a subsequent portion, she (not he) recalled Jobs’ occasional disinterest in material things:

[Jobs and his family] once embarked on a kitchen remodel; it took years. They cooked on a hotplate in the garage. The Pixar building, under construction during the same period, finished in half the time. And that was it for the Palo Alto house. The bathrooms stayed old. But — and this was a crucial distinction — it had been a great house to start with; Steve saw to that.

This is not to say that he didn’t enjoy his success: he enjoyed his success a lot, just minus a few zeros. He told me how much he loved going to the Palo Alto bike store and gleefully realizing he could afford to buy the best bike there.

Incorrect versions of Steve Jobs’ last words have circulated online since at least 2015, likely attributed to him because of his association with the highly successful Apple brand. However, the only last words attributed to Jobs by his loved ones who were present when he died are “oh wow,” not a lengthy exhortation on the merits of eschewing material success.

Entrepreneur, industrial designer, business magnate, media proprietor, and investor Steven Paul Jobs was an American who was born on February 24, 1955, and passed away on October 5, 2011. He was known as Steve Jobs. In addition to being a co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Apple, he was also the chairman of Pixar and the company’s majority shareholder.

After The Walt Disney Company acquired Pixar, he joined the board of directors of The Walt Disney Company. He was also the founder, chairman, and CEO of NeXT. Along with his early business colleague and fellow Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, he is widely acknowledged as a pioneer of the personal computer revolution that occurred in the 1970s and 1980s.

Steve Jobs was worth a billion dollars when he passed away at the age of 56. According to those who were closest to him in the family, his last words were “Oh, wow. Oh, wow. Oh, wow.” Although it is highly doubtful that he wrote an essay in the days preceding up to his passing, the possibility that he did so is still something that is being discussed.

We are in possession of the knowledge that Steve Jobs frequently put the needs of his family behind those of his corporation. It is astonishing on many levels, especially considering that Jobs was adopted as a youngster, that he at one point went so far as to deny that he was the legitimate father of his daughter, Lisa. He did this for a period of time.

The Legacy Of Steve Jobs

It is believed that the following essay was written by Jobs in his final days. Its veracity could be questioned, but not its depth. In the business world, I have finally made it to the very top. If you ask most people, I live the perfect life. The thing is, outside of work, I don’t really have much to look forward to. In the end, my financial success is just something I’ve become accustomed to.

As I lay here and reflect on my life, I realise that the fame and fortune I once took so much pride in have faded and become meaningless in the face of my death. You can hire someone else to do things for you like drive the car or earn money, but you can’t have them take care of you if you get sick. Everything you lose that has a physical form may be replaced.

But once life has been lost, it can never be recovered. No matter where you are in life right now, you will eventually have to face the final curtain. Honour the affection you feel for those you care about. Care for yourself and the people around you. We get older (and hopefully smarter) and learn that a $3000 watch and a $30 watch both display at the same time.

You’ll understand that the things of this world can never give you the kind of lasting fulfilment that can only come from within. If the plane crashes, it doesn’t matter if you’re in first class or economy; you’ll both be killed. Thus, I pray you to recognise that true happiness is found when one has friends, buddies, old friends, brothers, and sisters with whom one may converse, laugh, talk, sing, discuss north, south, east, west, or heaven and earth.

Raising your kids to want to be rich is a bad idea. Teach them how to smile. That way, when they’re adults, they’ll recognise the worth of an item rather than just its price. Use the food you eat as medicine rather than the other way around. The One who loves you will always choose to stay with you, even if it seems like giving up is the only option.

A person and humanity are two very different things. The number of people who fully get it is really low. When you are born, love is the first thing you feel. After your passing, you will be deeply mourned. You’ll need to make due in the interim. Sunlight, rest, exercise, a healthy diet, a healthy dose of self-confidence, and the company of good friends are the six best medicines in the world. Keep them up through the years for a healthy life.

Steve Jobs’ Final Words Rumour

A viral essay tests critical thinking skills. Snopes says Jobs purportedly left behind a deathbed essay on the meaning of life. The below-quoted essay began spreading online in 2015, four years after Steve Jobs’ death in 2011. No one in the Jobs family has confirmed the essay was authored by Jobs. The essay’s popularity suggests that its teachings resonate with readers, even if Steve Jobs never expressed them.

Nonstop riches pursuit turns people twisted, like me. God has given us the senses to experience love in everyone’s heart, not wealth’s illusions. My life’s treasure is gone. Only love’s memories remain.

Steve Jobs’ Last Words For His Daughter

Steve Jobs and his daughter, Lisa Brennan-Jobs, had a tumultuous relationship, with Jobs denying paternity for the majority of Lisa’s childhood. He and she made up years after a paternity test confirmed he was her biological father. Lisa Brennan-Jobs claims that his final comments to her were cryptic and nasty in a posthumously published Vanity Fair story and memoir.

Brennan-Jobs had been paying monthly visits to her dying father’s home, and on each visit, she had taken something of little value. She opened a drawer and pulled out a bottle of rosewater, saying, “…spraying myself in the darkened bathroom to feel less like I was disappearing — because inside the falling mist I had a sense of having an outline again.” The natural spray rapidly lost its rose aroma, becoming “…foetid and smelly like a swamp.”

Brennan-Jobs said that as she was hugging her father goodbye, she felt his strength. As she turned to leave, he yelled for her to come back. Those were the final words he ever spoke to her: “You have a sewage odour about you.”

The Actual Last Words of Steve Jobs

What Steve Jobs actually said in his final moments may have been more cryptic. New York Times reporter Mona Simpson said that in the hours before he passed away, O.J. Simpson glanced at his family, including himself, Patty, Laurene, and the kids. Then he looked beyond his family and friends and mumbled: “Oh wow. Oh wow. Oh wow.”