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Apple’s visionary Steve Jobs, 1955-2011 (Steven Paul Jobs) dead at 56

October 6, 2011 in News

Apple co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs dead.

Apple Inc co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs picture is featured on the front page of the Apple website after his passing in this screen grab October 5, 2011.

Steve Jobs, the mastermind behind Apple’s iPhone, iPad, iPod, iMac and iTunes, the transcendent Silicon Valley entrepreneur who reinvented the world’s
computing, music and mobile phone industries and changed the daily habits of millions around the globe, died on Wednesday at the age of 56. Steve Jobs, Apple Co-Founder Transformed Technology, Media, Retailing And Built One of the World’s Most Valuable Companies.

His death after a years-long battle with pancreatic cancer sparked an immediate outpouring of tributes as world leaders, business rivals and fans
alike lamented the tragedy of his premature passing and celebrated his monumental achievements.
“The world has lost a visionary. And there may be no greater tribute to Steve’s success than the fact that much of the world learned of his passing on a
device he invented,” U.S. President Barack Obama said in a statement. Continue reading “Apple’s visionary Steve Jobs, 1955-2011 (Steven Paul Jobs) dead at 56” »