Steve Jobs - Dead

[AaronM1D1]

Not trolling :'(

BBC NEWS - US & CANADA

6 October 2011 Last updated at 01:33

Apple co-founder Steve Jobs dies aged 56

Former chief executive and co-founder of US technology giant Apple Steve Jobs has died, the company says. He was 56.

"Steve's brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives. The world is immeasurably better because of Steve," Apple said.

Jobs announced he was suffering from pancreatic cancer in 2004.

Fellow internet pioneer Bill Gates said Jobs' "profound impact" would " be felt for many generations to come".

Mr Gates added: "For those of us lucky enough to get to work with him, it's been an insanely great honour. I will miss Steve immensely."
'The face of Apple'
"Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being," Apple said.

"Steve leaves behind a company that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple."

He was one of the world's best-known business leaders and introduced the iPod and the iPhone to the world.

His death came a day after Apple unveiled its latest iPhone 4S model.

Jobs announced in 2004 that he was suffering from pancreatic cancer and had a liver transplant five years later.

In January, he took medical leave, before resigning as CEO in August and handing over his duties to Tim Cook.

In his resignation letter, Jobs said: "I believe Apple's brightest and most innovative days are ahead of it. And I look forward to watching and contributing to its success in a new role."

However, Jobs stayed on as Apple's chairman.

More than almost any other business leader, he was indistinguishable from the company he co-founded in the 1970s.

As the face of Apple, he represented its dedication to high-end technology and fashionable design.

And inside the company he exerted a level of influence unheard of in most businesses.

[fireflame2009]

r.i.p. D:
yuri says so too ^^

[ThePspfanatic]

Holy crap that's a shock. I thought he had a few years in him. That sucks.

[Random Ms K]

hmph, this was posted on fb iunno how many times. izzit really that serious? i don' think so

[-Omega-]

Originally Posted by Random Ms K

hmph, this was posted on fb iunno how many times. izzit really that serious? i don' think so

It's serious. He's really dead. Here's links from respected news sites:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/...79472K20111006
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/...20116338.shtml
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/1..._n_997223.html

[vi3t_93]

Originally Posted by pspfanatic

Holy crap that's a shock. I thought he had a few years in him. That sucks.

That really sucks...

[greenwavegecko]

What a visionary he was. RIP.

[Libradaj]

It's going to be all the talk for the next month.

I am not a fan of Apple but I feel bad for him and his family. He survived for so long. He had the liver transplant last year. He fought his cancer for over 7 years. I cannot even imagine the pain he must have been in.

I am sure he had all his affairs in order but still, his wife of 20 years losing her husband, and his 4 kids losing a dad. That's never good.

[SSJ5]

A loss to the whole of humanity, really.
He was one of the leaders of the tech revolution... let's see how Apple does without him.

[Chicken993]

I just turned on my homepage and it was just a huge Steve Jobs 1955-2011 I thought it was just that he quit, but omg. HUGE shock. RIP. So hard to believe. 56, still so comparatively young.