2014 年 10 月 5 日是蘋果共同創辦人 Steve Jobs 逝世三周年紀念日,現任執行長 Tim Cook 也在上周五向蘋果員工發送一封 Email ,表達他的看法。
Steve Jobs 過世後,每年這個時候蘋果都會用一些方式表達他們對 Steve 的緬懷,去年 Tim Cook 也向員工寄出內部信,2012 年他則是在蘋果官網上發表公開信,而 2011 年 Steve Jobs 逝世隔天,蘋果也在官網上設立了紀念網頁,並存留至今。
以下是 Tim Cook 給員工的信件內容:
隊友們,
本週日是 Steve 逝世三週年的紀念日,我相信你們許多人會在那天想起他,就像我一樣。
我希望你們能花一點時間,感謝 Steve 用許多方式讓我們的世界變得更美好,孩子們藉由他夢想中的產品用新的方式學習、地球上最有創意的人用這些產品編寫了交響曲和流行音樂,更用它寫下了小說、詩和文字訊息,Steve 畢生的事業成就了藝術家們揮灑傑作的畫布。
Steve 的願景從他有生之年就帶領著我們直到現在,他為蘋果打造的價值也將永遠與我們為伍。今時今日我們正在努力的許多創意與計劃,雖然都在他逝世後才開始,但無庸置疑的,他仍影響著它們和我們每一個人。
好好享受週末假期,也謝謝你們幫忙將 Steve 的遺志傳承到未來。
Tim
以下為信件原文:
Team,
Sunday will mark the third anniversary of Steve’s passing. I’m sure that many of you will be thinking of him on that day, as I know I will.
I hope you’ll take a moment to appreciate the many ways Steve made our world better. Children learn in new ways thanks to the products he dreamed up. The most creative people on earth use them to compose symphonies and pop songs, and write everything from novels to poetry to text messages. Steve’s life’s work produced the canvas on which artists now create masterpieces.
Steve’s vision extended far beyond the years he was alive, and the values on which he built Apple will always be with us. Many of the ideas and projects we’re working on today got started after he died, but his influence on them — and on all of us — is unmistakable.
Enjoy your weekend, and thanks for helping carry Steve’s legacy into the future.
– Tim