STEVE JOBS DIED YOU GUYS OMG

[WarpedWiseMan]

Because most people don't know what visionary means.

vi·sion·ar·y   [vizh-uh-ner-ee] Show IPA adjective, noun, plural -ar·ies.
adjective
1.given to or characterized by fanciful, not presently workable, or unpractical ideas, views, or schemes: a visionary enthusiast.
2.given to or concerned with seeing visions.
3.belonging to or seen in a vision.
4.unreal; imaginary: visionary evils.
5.purely idealistic or speculative; impractical; unrealizable: a visionary scheme.

But you didn't use the term correctly either, plus he was a brilliant and revolutionary thinker. He took small ideas and made them huge.

[Swarm]

http://gizmodo.com/5542527/undercover-report-from-foxconns-hell-factory

Using chinese people as slaves to make Iphones/pads/pods/whatnot for nearly nothing.
If that's not visionary I don't know what is.

[cobaltjones]

What I really don't get is why is everyone calling him a visionary. His "inventions" were basically things that were already on the market with more snazzy packaging.

You're quite incorrect here and also apparently have no idea what the word visionary means.

[cobaltjones]

http://gizmodo.com/5542527/undercover-report-from-foxconns-hell-factory

Using chinese people as slaves to make Iphones/pads/pods/whatnot for nearly nothing.
If that's not visionary I don't know what is.

Literally every single major electronics manufacturer uses Foxconn labor. The device you made that post on was built by those same "slaves" you speak of.

[Swarm]

http://gizmodo.com/5542527/undercover-report-from-foxconns-hell-factory

Using chinese people as slaves to make Iphones/pads/pods/whatnot for nearly nothing.
If that's not visionary I don't know what is.

Literally every single major electronics manufacturer uses Foxconn labor. The device you made that post on was built by those same "slaves" you speak of.

I wasn't being sarcastic.

[Chakravanti]

What I really don't get is why is everyone calling him a visionary. His "inventions" were basically things that were already on the market with more snazzy packaging.

And patented. You forgot patented.

[sabinati]

What I really don't get is why is everyone calling him a visionary

because he had vision. vision doesn't mean originality.

[Potjeh]

Well the news anchor also used the word "innovator".

And going by what you guys say visionary means, isn't everyone who ever started a business a visionary?

[rozn]

Inventions are formed out of other inventions ( after the basics ), the smart /rich guy always A.Patents it and B. Comes up with the idea of putting 2 inventions into one.

[Potjeh]

Except his inventions were just semi-transparent casings. And he presented every new product like it was cold fusion or something. The man was really insufferable with his praising of his products and himself, but I guess that's forgotten now that he's dead.