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THE FORGOTTEN APPLE #3

So the world mourns the death of a true genius, Steve Jobs. To say he changed the world we live in would be an understatement. He changed the way the world communicated, and the outpouring of emotions witnessed the past 48 hours is a fitting tribute to a great, visionary man. Some have coined the phrase about the three apples that impacted the world; the one Eve ate in heaven, the one that landed on Newton's head, and the bitten apple Steve Jobs offered to the world. I put it to you that there were four apples, the last one being the poisoned apple fed to Snow White by the evil queen. We accept that everything changes something; from inventions, stories, recipes and everything that exists, values and opinions are formed. A book you read forms your opinion, a statement by someone forces your own agreement or otherwise, that exotic fruit you tasted changes your take on it, the song you hear creates something in your thought. So when the fairytale "Snow White & The Seven Dwar...