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Steve Jobs Dead at 56
Jobs, who battled pancreatic cancer for years, took three medical leaves from Apple and stepped down as CEO in August. When he left, he said, "I have always said that if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s C.E.O., I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come.”
Apple has turned its homepage into a tribute to Jobs, saying that "Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being. Those of us who have been fortunate enough to know and work with Steve have lost a dear friend and inspiring mentor. Steve leaves behind a company that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple."
While no specific cause of death has been given, Jobs' family said he died peacefully. "Steve died peacefully today surrounded by his family," his relatives said in a statement.
"In his public life, Steve was known as a visionary; in his private life, he cherished his family.
"We are thankful to the many people who have shared their wishes and prayers during the last year of Steve's illness; a website will be provided for those who wish to offer tributes and memories."
CNN: Timeline of Steve Jobs' Career
Jobs led the Apple team that designed the Macintosh computer, a breakthrough in personal computers, and, of course, the iPod, iPhone and iPad, all of which transformed product categories and entire industries.
During his years outside Apple, Jobs bought a computer graphics spin-off from director George Lucas that became Pixar Animation Studios, which starting with “Toy Story” in 1995, has produced numerous award-winning movies and made full-length computer-animated films a mainstream art form.
L.A. Times: Photos: Steve Jobs | 1955-2011
Jobs is survived by his wife of 20 years, Laurene, and four children, including one from a prior relationship.
Bill Gates, the Microsoft chairman, issued this statement through a spokesman:
I’m truly saddened to learn of Steve Jobs’ death. Melinda and I extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends, and to everyone Steve has touched through his work.
Steve and I first met nearly 30 years ago, and have been colleagues, competitors and friends over the course of more than half our lives.
The world rarely sees someone who has had the profound impact Steve has had, the effects of which will be felt for many generations to come.
For those of us lucky enough to get to work with him, it’s been an insanely great honor. I will miss Steve immensely.
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen released the following statement:
My condolences to Steve Jobs’ family and friends. We’ve lost a unique tech pioneer and auteur who knew how to make amazingly great products. Steve fought a long battle against tough odds in a very brave way. He kept doing amazing things in the face of all that adversity. As someone who has had his own medical challenges, I couldn’t help but be encouraged by how he persevered.
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The outpouring of sympathy reminds me of the death of another great business icon—Walt Disney. (Yes, I am that old.) It will be interesting to see if Apple struggles, as Disney’s company did for a long time after his death. But, presuming that Apple’s product/idea development works a year in advance or so, there may not be any evidence for awhile.
Apple clearly impacted the custom installation industry—from digital music to touchpanels. My sympathies to the Jobs family and all of Apple on the loss of their leader.
It is sad to lose such a talented genius at such a young age and you can only imagine what he could have created if he lived longer.
From starting the whole thing in his parents garage to the capabilities we have with his ideas and inventions.
R.I.P. Steve Jobs
I felt compelled to write a blog post of how Steve Jobs changed my life. Thanks, Steve: http://bit.ly/stevejobsandme
No one individual or company has had such a profound impact on our small RESC industry without stepping foot into a CEDIA Expo or directly working with our manufacturers. Steve Jobs’ vision and genius for execution and marketing may never be matched in our lifetime. He will be missed.
We send our condolence to Steve Jobs Family, as you stood by the Man whom stood
by everyone else.
Thank you
The greatest snake oil saleman in history is gone now. Will everyone PLEASE stop with the beatification of this guy? He was not a saint! He really WASNT a genius…he just knew how to market goods. Yes, he was a good salesman, but really, thats ALL he was!
He actually CUT all charitable programs out of Apple when he returned to the company. He also refused to pay child support for his illegitimate daughter for YEARS (even though he could obviously spare the cash). Most importantly, its thanks to Steve Jobs that we ALL pay more for e-books, movies and music!
Look beyond your love for his shiny gadgets and look at EXACTLY what he brought to computing…a CLOSED system where Apple is in control of EVERYTHING…hardware, software, and content. You want to do ANYTHING on your iDevice, it is through iTunes.
Its past time that iFanatics wake up and realize that the only “good” this man did was to sell us all a bill of goods that benefits Apple first and the users second!
Now that Steve is gone, hopefully technology will get back on track and the NEXT leaders in tech will start putting control back where it belongs…in the hands of its USERS!
Mr. Nemesh
Please post your resume. I’d love to see what company you started, rose to the top, got fired from, then brought back from the brink of extinction. Once you’ve done that, please then show us what products you’ve been responsible for that have quite literally changed the way the world does just about everything technologically.
Hey, by the way - cutting out charitable programs was his prerogative. You get to make that decision when you’re the CEO, President, whatever. I’m pretty sure the bazillions of Apple customers don’t really care about that. There are other ways to be charitable. We can pursue those ways without Apple doing it for us.
Here’s where you really lose me… you condemn him for making a profit. That is just untenable. Why is profit so taboo? Welcome to the free market society. You certainly don’t have to like it - you can always choose something else.
As for child support - I’m pretty sure if there were any legal issues there he would have dealt with them. He certainly had the lawyers on hand.
@Details Matter
Nope, I decline to give you a copy of my resume. I dont have to…I am not being lauded as the 2nd coming. Its been 3 days and Steve hasnt risen from the grave, so I am going to go out on a limb here and say he is NOT our savior!
Yes, Steve had every right to cut charitable contributions out of his company, just as I have the right to point out what a selfless douche he was!
I dont condemn him for making a profit, I condemn him for jacking up the prices of all digital media whether I am an Apple customer or not! I condemn him for making everyone drink his kool-aid and like mindless iSheep, make all of their digital purchases through iTunes. I condemn him for vilifying Adobe Flash, while promoting h.264 (which is a technology he has a vested interest in) as a WEB standard (not just an Apple standard). I condemn him most of all for the sin of hubris.
(oh, and just because you have a lawyer does not excuse you from the responsibilities of fatherhood)
edit…selfless should read selfish
John Nemesh—Since when are marketing masterminds excluded from the genius category?
What an amazing mind he had!