@daringfireball I never met the man, but I bought my first Mac in 1985, worked at Apple for almost 10 years, and I can honestly say that there are only about half a dozen things that have had as great an influence on my life as the products and the ethos he helped bring to life. RIP.
Sad news. Bill was such a nice and polite Person. I once had a lovely short E-Mail-Exchange with him, after I sent him a Postcard which I made with his Software PhotoCard (which included a service