Steve Jobs resigns is the big news of the day. Within minutes, all the journos, tech writers around the world put out their piece on the legend. I guess these were written years ago, and updated every so often to document each time Steve Jobs stepped out to make a keynote speech and changed the way people understood, used technology. So I too am joining in. Here are my thoughts on the iCon.

It all started way back with the Macintosh. We all know the story, the sacking, the comeback, the resurrection of Apple, the revolutionary iPod, the blockbuster movies, the colossal success of the iPhone and iOs, the creation of a totally new market segment thanks to the beautiful iPad. We all look forward to him walking on the stage in his trademark black turtleneck sweater and blue jeans and ‘wow’ us with his vision. His child like wonder, his infectious enthusiasm, his impeccable presentation. And his genuine love for the company and the products it designs.

Yes, he is a legend. When most people use the word geek to describe anyone associated with IT, here was a man that changed the rule book and went on to create beautiful devices that just worked. I challenge you to call a guy using an apple product a geek.

I remember the first time I got my Apple product-the silver iPod mini. It was such a magical device, so small, so simple yet so ahead of the times- A touch based scroll wheel way back in 2005. I still have it and it still works.

And today this guy has resigned, due to his health condition. For the tech savvy people, today will be end of an era. We are now in a post Steve era. Today, there is Larry and Sergey, Mark Zuckerberg, Evan Williams. We have seen Bill Gates, Larry Ellison, Linus Torvalds, yet Steve Jobs stands alone. But not many people change the world, so many times. Steve is a rare one indeed.