Post by rambabe on Oct 5, 2011 19:02:05 GMT -5
RIP Steve.
www.stuff.co.nz/business/5743151/Steve-Jobs-dead-Apple
Apple chairman Steve Jobs has died, the company has confirmed.
He was 56.
"We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today," Apple's board of directors said in a statement.
"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.
"His greatest love was for his wife, Laurene, and his family. Our hearts go out to them and to all who were touched by his extraordinary gifts."
Jobs was the mastermind behind the Apple iPhone, iPad, iPod, iMac and iTunes, and founder of Apple Computers.
He formed the company in 1976 and, with his childhood friend Steve Wozniak, and marketed what was considered the world's first personal computer, the Apple II.
Those in the industry have credited Jobs with transforming the world of computing, digital music and communications.
His death comes after several years of ill health - In 2004, he beat back an unusual form of pancreatic cancer, and in 2009 he was forced to get a liver transplant.
In August he announced that he was stepping down as Apple's chief executive.
The homepage of Apple's website this evening switched to a full-page image of Jobs with the text, "Steve Jobs 1955-2011."
Clicking on the image revealed the text: "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 an inspiring mentor. Steve leaves behind a company that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple."
www.stuff.co.nz/business/5743151/Steve-Jobs-dead-Apple
Apple chairman Steve Jobs has died, the company has confirmed.
He was 56.
"We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today," Apple's board of directors said in a statement.
"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.
"His greatest love was for his wife, Laurene, and his family. Our hearts go out to them and to all who were touched by his extraordinary gifts."
Jobs was the mastermind behind the Apple iPhone, iPad, iPod, iMac and iTunes, and founder of Apple Computers.
He formed the company in 1976 and, with his childhood friend Steve Wozniak, and marketed what was considered the world's first personal computer, the Apple II.
Those in the industry have credited Jobs with transforming the world of computing, digital music and communications.
His death comes after several years of ill health - In 2004, he beat back an unusual form of pancreatic cancer, and in 2009 he was forced to get a liver transplant.
In August he announced that he was stepping down as Apple's chief executive.
The homepage of Apple's website this evening switched to a full-page image of Jobs with the text, "Steve Jobs 1955-2011."
Clicking on the image revealed the text: "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 an inspiring mentor. Steve leaves behind a company that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple."