Agreed, as far as I'm concerned he was just another greedy CEO. You don't see this much fuss for REAL heroes, whether it be our soldiers on the front line or scientists making new medicines or someone who actually contributes something to the world.
Its not like he gave away his products for free or something and don't even get me started on how dodgy apple stuff is.
on one hand i hate it, people get them as a fashion accessory type thing.
on the other, they (iPhones at least) are generally really good bits of gear, and they really did change the smartphone game. ill never go back to a nokia as iphone are so simple to use, they're effective and the dual touch, current activated screen is nearly a iProduct only thing. every other touch screen i have seen is pressure based. i know some people rave on about android but both have their pros and cons.
and thats why im on the fence, luckily i have a cushion otherwise id get a sore arse