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Title: Steve Jobs Dead: Apple Co-Founder Dies At 56
Post by: San on October 05, 2011, 08:15:19 PM
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Steve Jobs Dead: Apple Co-Founder Dies At 56

Steve Jobs, Apple co-founder and former CEO, has died at the age of 56.

Apple has posted this statement on its website:

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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.

If you would like to share your thoughts, memories, and condolences, please email rememberingsteve@apple.com

This is a developing story.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/05/steve-jobs-dead_n_997223.html


Title: Re: Steve Jobs Dead: Apple Co-Founder Dies At 56
Post by: San on October 05, 2011, 08:24:58 PM
Steve Jobs, Apple founder, dies

By Brandon Griggs, CNN
updated 8:11 PM EST, Wed October 5, 2011


(CNN) -- Steve Jobs, the visionary in the black turtleneck who co-founded Apple in a Silicon Valley garage, built it into the world's leading tech company and led a mobile-computing revolution with wildly popular devices such as the iPhone, died Wednesday. He was 56.

The hard-driving executive pioneered the concept of the personal computer and of navigating them by clicking onscreen images with a mouse. In more recent years, he introduced the iPod portable music player, the iPhone and the iPad tablet -- all of which changed how we consume content in the digital age.

More than one pundit, praising Jobs' ability to transform entire industries with his inventions, called him a modern-day Leonardo Da Vinci.

"Steve Jobs is one of the great innovators in the history of modern capitalism," New York Times columnist Joe Nocera said in August. "His intuition has been phenomenal over the years."

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http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/05/us/obit-steve-jobs/index.html?iref=BN1


Title: Re: Steve Jobs Dead: Apple Co-Founder Dies At 56
Post by: klaasend on October 05, 2011, 08:27:01 PM
http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/05/us/obit-steve-jobs/index.html?iref=BN1&hpt=hp_t1 (http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/05/us/obit-steve-jobs/index.html?iref=BN1&hpt=hp_t1)



Title: Re: Steve Jobs Dead: Apple Co-Founder Dies At 56
Post by: klaasend on October 05, 2011, 09:45:46 PM
http://www.tmz.com/2011/10/05/steve-jobs-died-peacefully-says-family-apple-statement/ (http://www.tmz.com/2011/10/05/steve-jobs-died-peacefully-says-family-apple-statement/)

Steve Jobs' Family
He Died 'Peacefully'


Steve Jobs "died peacefully today surrounded by his family" .... the Apple mogul's family said in a statement.

The family said, "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."

The statement concludes, "We are grateful for the support and kindness of those who share our feelings for Steve. We know many of you will mourn with us, and we ask that you respect our privacy  during our time of grief."
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Title: Re: Steve Jobs Dead: Apple Co-Founder Dies At 56
Post by: trimmonthelake on October 05, 2011, 10:16:05 PM
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    Apple employee Cory Moll holds an iPad with its screen showing a message in memory of Apple founder Steve Jobs, after hearing news of Jobs' death, outside the Apple Store in San Francisco, California October 5, 2011. Apple Inc co-founder and former CEO Jobs, counted among the greatest American CEOs of his generation, died on Wednesday at the age of 56, after a years-long and highly public battle with cancer and other health issues. ...
http://news.yahoo.com/photos/steve-jobs-slideshow/apple-employee-holds-ipad-screen-showing-message-memory-photo-005230640.html


Title: Re: Steve Jobs Dead: Apple Co-Founder Dies At 56
Post by: MuffyBee on October 06, 2011, 11:02:28 AM
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2394206,00.asp?google_editors_picks=true#fbid=j70olqob0ik
Tim Cook's Memo to Apple Employees on Passing of Steve Jobs
October 5, 2011

Former Apple CEO Steve Jobs died Wednesday at the age of 56. Jobs' successor, Tim Cook, delivered the somber news in an email to Apple employees, calling Jobs a "visionary and creative genius."

Here's the full text of the note:

Team,

I have some very sad news to share with all of you. Steve passed away earlier today.

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.

We are planning a celebration of Steve’s extraordinary life for Apple employees that will take place soon. If you would like to share your thoughts, memories and condolences in the interim, you can simply email rememberingsteve@apple.com.

No words can adequately express our sadness at Steve’s death or our gratitude for the opportunity to work with him. We will honor his memory by dedicating ourselves to continuing the work he loved so much.

Tim


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Title: Re: Steve Jobs Dead: Apple Co-Founder Dies At 56
Post by: MuffyBee on October 06, 2011, 12:16:51 PM
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/44799620/ns/today-entertainment/#.To3RTHLGBOY
5 cool things Jobs left us that weren't gadgets
October 6, 2011

If all Steve Jobs was was the sum of his iPods, iPads and iPhones, then that'd be a lot.

But the legacy of the Apple co-founder, who died Wednesday at age 56, goes beyond innovative gadgets and computers.

Here are five other pop-culture gifts he gave us:
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5. A Meditation on Mortality; an Action Plan for Life: "Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life," Jobs said in his 2005 Stanford commencement address. "Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition."


Title: Re: Steve Jobs Dead: Apple Co-Founder Dies At 56
Post by: MuffyBee on October 06, 2011, 12:42:11 PM
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2394221,00.asp#fbid=j70olqob0ik
Google Celebrates Steve Jobs With Homepage Link, Exec Tributes
October 6, 2011

(http://www1.pcmag.com/media/images/320109-google-jobs-tribute.jpg?thumb=y)

Apple and Google have had a complex relationship over the years, competing primarily in the mobile OS space with iOS and Android. But when Apple co-founder Steve Jobs passed away yesterday, Google put differences aside and added a direct link to Apple's tribute on the Google.com homepage.

Beneath its search bar, Google posted: "Steve Jobs 1955-2011," which links directly to Apple.com.

"We're very sad to hear the news of Steve Jobs' passing," Google said on its official Twitter account last night, while co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin offered their own thoughts via Google+.

"I am very, very sad to hear the news about Steve. He was a great man with incredible achievements and amazing brilliance," Page wrote. "He always seemed to be able to say in very few words what you actually should have been thinking before you thought it. His focus on the user experience above all else has always been an inspiration to me."
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Title: Re: Steve Jobs Dead: Apple Co-Founder Dies At 56
Post by: MuffyBee on October 06, 2011, 01:09:12 PM
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/10/why-we-mourn-steve-jobs/246238/?google_editors_picks=true
Why We Mourn Steve Jobs
October 5, 2011

It is a strange thing to mourn the death of the chairman of one the most profitable companies in the world. But we do.

Steve Jobs believed in more for everyone: more money for him and his shareholders, more power through personal technology for the people. He was the white wizard in the black turtleneck holding the forces of decline at bay. Apple enjoyed one of the greatest runs in the history of industry right into and through the teeth of the worst economic times since the Great Depression. Steve Jobs was hope backed by manufacturing and an empowering outlook on life, a child of the grooviness and bigthink of the 1970s married to the drive of the 1980s.

So, as Occupy Wall Streeters and Tea Partiers cry in outrage that the American system is crumbling under corporate influence, many sympathetic to their causes pause and note the passing of a businessman.

Jobs created objects of prestige that induced envy because they could change your everyday life. But then, like Henry Ford before him, Jobs quickly pushed those objects down the socioeconomic pyramid. What was once only for the rich would be for everyone. Just wait. The great forces of technology and industry were working to make it so! It is appropriate that a version of his defining invention, the iPhone, will be free (with a contract) soon.
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We mourn his death as if he were a beloved state leader precisely because he embodied some glorious piece of what it is to be American with all our contradictions. He was an exception to nearly every rule, went off nearly every chart, overrode any sense of purpose but his own. We could not have a society filled with Steve Jobses, yet we could all want to be Steve Jobs (even and especially people who are not American). But for most of us, the occasional glimpse of our better selves in the reflection of an iPad is enough.

Nothing was never enough for Steve Jobs. (One more thing.)

    Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life's change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away. Sorry to be so dramatic, but it is quite true. -- Steve Jobs


Title: Re: Steve Jobs Dead: Apple Co-Founder Dies At 56
Post by: MuffyBee on October 06, 2011, 01:11:23 PM
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44803474/ns/technology_and_science-security/
Cyber criminal scams prey on Jobs' death already
'Chance to win MacBook Pro' more likely an invitation to a flood of spam email
October 6, 2011
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Samantha Murphy / TechNewsDaily
New Yorkers place flowers, notes and apples outside the Apple store at Fifth Avenue to pay respect to Steve Jobs.


As millions around the world mourn the loss of Apple co-founder and visionary Steve Jobs, opportunistic online crooks have already begun to cook up schemes exploiting the tragedy for their own benefit.

One such scam, spotted by researcher Dmitri Bestuzhev from the security firm Kaspersky Lab, is a fake contest you can enter for the chance to win "1 of 15 MacBook Pros in memory of Steve Jobs!" Beneath the enticing offer is a space to enter your email address; while you won't win a new laptop, the chances of you winning a whole new batch of spam emails are high.

Another part of the scam Bestuzhev found was the chance to see exclusive photos and video footage from Steve Jobs' funeral. Below a header reading, "The Life, Death, and Legacy of Steve Jobs," the message says, "Video footage and images will be here uploaded live from the funeral ceremony. Check back each day to see if they are posted."

These scams are similar to one found spreading on Facebook Thursday claiming that 50 free iPads are being given away in memory of the former Apple chief executive officer. The messages come from an account named "R.I.P. Steve Jobs," according to the security firm Sophos, and redirect those who fall for the trick first to a survey page, and then to an online casino website.

For now, these scams don't appear to infect victims' computers with any malicious software, but that could quickly change.
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Title: Re: Steve Jobs Dead: Apple Co-Founder Dies At 56
Post by: trimmonthelake on October 06, 2011, 03:13:33 PM
Steve Jobs Speaks About Death
http://www.youtube.com/v/c5aY6rMbOBo?version=3&hl=en_US


Title: Re: Steve Jobs Dead: Apple Co-Founder Dies At 56
Post by: trimmonthelake on October 06, 2011, 03:15:18 PM
Video posted above is from Stanford Commencement Speech 2005.


Title: Re: Steve Jobs Dead: Apple Co-Founder Dies At 56
Post by: Sister on October 07, 2011, 10:05:01 AM
“Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple.”
― Steve Jobs


Title: Re: Steve Jobs Dead: Apple Co-Founder Dies At 56
Post by: MuffyBee on October 07, 2011, 06:32:11 PM
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/10/07/steve-jobs-funeral-is-friday-sources-say/
Steve Jobs Funeral Is Friday, Sources Say
October 7, 2011

PALO ALTO, Calif. –  The funeral for Apple co-founder Steve Jobs is taking place Friday, a person familiar with the matter told the Wall Street Journal.

The funeral will be a very private ceremony," Lt. Sandra Brown, a spokeswoman for the Palo Alto police department, told FoxNews.com. She believes it is being held outside of the city of Palo Alto, even though Jobs lived within the city limits.

The event comes two days after Jobs -- who invented ever-sleeker gadgets such as the iPod, iPhone, and iPad that transformed everyday technology -- died at age 56. Jobs passed away Oct. 5 after battling an undisclosed illness.

He previously underwent surgery for pancreatic cancer and had a liver transplant.

There is no public memorial planned for Jobs' death, said an Apple spokesman.

In a letter to Apple's employees on Wednesday, Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook said that the company is "planning a celebration of Steve's extraordinary life" for staff that will take place soon.
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Title: Re: Steve Jobs Dead: Apple Co-Founder Dies At 56
Post by: MuffyBee on October 08, 2011, 08:38:28 AM
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501465_162-20117614-501465.html
Steve Jobs at the heavenly gates - there's an app for that
October 8, 2011

With the passing of Steve Jobs comes some humor. The Oct. 17 New Yorker cover shows him at the gates of heaven, getting checked in by St. Peter with an iPad.

(http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim/2011/10/08/Screen_shot_2011-10-08_at_6.58.38_AM.png)

The New Yorker also published online a slide show of Apple cartoons from years past.
Link: http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2011/10/apple-cartoons.html

The cartoon below, found on cartoonist Pailheads Facebook page, was also posted near Jobs' home at the Apple store in Palo Alto, CA.
(See article)


Title: Re: Steve Jobs Dead: Apple Co-Founder Dies At 56
Post by: Aurelia7 on October 10, 2011, 07:58:58 PM
What a loss of an extraordinary, innovative mind.  He will be missed.  My prayers go out to his family.

He said some great things in a commencement speech he gave in 2005.  This quote here is my favorite:

When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: "If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right." It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: "If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?" And whenever the answer has been "No" for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.

What a great credo to live one's life by.

http://news.stanford.edu/news/2005/june15/jobs-061505.html (http://news.stanford.edu/news/2005/june15/jobs-061505.html)

It's a shame that with all that money, he couldn't buy good health.


Title: Re: Steve Jobs Dead: Apple Co-Founder Dies At 56
Post by: MuffyBee on October 14, 2011, 07:14:15 PM
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204002304576631531431248662.html
Steve Jobs Memorial Service To Be Held Oct. 16
October 14, 2011

Apple Inc. has invited some of Silicon Valley's biggest names to a memorial service for Steve Jobs Sunday, Oct. 16, according to a copy of the invitation and several invitees.

The event will be held at Stanford University's campus Sunday evening, according to the invitation. It follows a small private funeral held for the Apple co-founder last week.

The memorial is expected to be attended by Silicon Valley luminaries and others close to Mr. Jobs, said the invitees.

An Apple spokesman said the Sunday event is a private service.
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As previously reported, Apple also plans to host an event for Apple employees to celebrate Mr. Jobs's life at its headquarters in Cupertino, Calif., on Oct. 19.
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Title: Re: Steve Jobs Dead: Apple Co-Founder Dies At 56
Post by: Gypsy DD on October 14, 2011, 08:36:43 PM
What a nice man and creative genius the world is now missing.

I think about his accomplishments..and so man others in the technology fields today ..and I am speechless.  Where do these dreative ideas and genius to come from to even think of the techology that he did..and it's applications ..and then sitting down and making it work..then the fact that it develops so quickly..that it outdates itself with months and years is such a precedent..truly remarkable..and truly genius


Title: Re: Steve Jobs Dead: Apple Co-Founder Dies At 56
Post by: MuffyBee on October 14, 2011, 10:42:56 PM
http://gawker.com/5848754/steve-jobs-on-why-he-wore-turtlenecks
Steve Jobs on Why He Wore Turtlenecks
October 11, 2011



Title: Re: Steve Jobs Dead: Apple Co-Founder Dies At 56
Post by: klaasend on October 15, 2011, 01:26:50 PM
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/10/15/california-governor-declares-oct-16-steve-jobs-day/?test=faces

California Governor Declares Oct. 16 'Steve Jobs Day'

Published October 15, 2011

| NewsCore

UPERTINO, Calif. –  This Sunday will be declared "Steve Jobs Day" in the tech pioneer's home state of California, as Apple holds a memorial service for its late founder.

California Gov. Jerry Brown tweeted Friday evening that Oct. 16 "will be Steve Jobs Day in the State of California"
-- a salute to come 11 days after the computer genius died aged 56, following a long battle with pancreatic cancer.



Title: Re: Steve Jobs Dead: Apple Co-Founder Dies At 56
Post by: MuffyBee on October 16, 2011, 11:42:49 PM
http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-10-15/news/30283494_1_whipple-procedure-steve-jobs-apple-ceo
Steve Jobs' wrong choice of cancer treatment 'led to unnecessarily early death': Expert
October 15, 2011

LONDON: Apple's visionary leader Steve Jobs ruined his health by shunning conventional medicine in favour of alternative remedies, a leading cancer doctor has claimed.

According to Dr Ramzi Amri, a researcher at Harvard Medical School, Jobs had a mild form of cancer that is rarely fatal and that his choice of treatment 'eventually led to an unnecessarily early death'.

"Let me cut to the chase - Jobs allegedly chose to undergo all sorts of alternative treatment options before opting for conventional medicine," Dr Amri wrote in a forum.
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Title: Re: Steve Jobs Dead: Apple Co-Founder Dies At 56
Post by: MuffyBee on October 16, 2011, 11:45:15 PM
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204479504576635921007047738.html
Steve Jobs Memorial Held
October 17, 2011

STANFORD, Calif.—Hundreds of Silicon Valley's elite streamed into Stanford University's Memorial Church on Sunday evening for a service commemorating Apple Inc.'s late co-founder Steve Jobs.

Guests, many of whom were wearing black, arrived amid intense security with guards stationed near the main gate of the university's campus.

The event, which comes ahead of a company memorial scheduled for Wednesday, was shrouded in the secrecy that has come to be associated with both Jobs and Apple. Passersby who inquired about the service were told simply that the area would be closed for six to eight hours for a private event.

Executives from throughout the technology and media industries were expected to attend.

A walkway in front of the church, which sits near a sculpture garden, was illuminated with small white lights. The weather was crisp and cool, and guests were served hors d'oeuvres in a clearing adjacent to the church.

The service was expected to be followed by a reception on campus, according to invitees.
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Title: Re: Steve Jobs Dead: Apple Co-Founder Dies At 56
Post by: MuffyBee on October 20, 2011, 06:40:29 PM
http://www.kvue.com/news/Biography-sheds-new-light-on-Steve-Jobs-life-132261003.html
Biography sheds new light on Steve Jobs' life
October 20, 2011

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"Steve Jobs," by Walter Isaacson, will be published Monday by Simon & Schuster. The Associated Press purchased a copy Thursday. The biography has topped best-seller lists since Jobs died Oct. 5 after a long battle with cancer. He was 56.

The book was originally called "iSteve" and scheduled to come out in March 2012. The release date was moved up to November, then, after Jobs' death, to this coming Monday. Isaacson interviewed Jobs more than 40 times, including just a few weeks before his death.
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Title: Re: Steve Jobs Dead: Apple Co-Founder Dies At 56
Post by: MuffyBee on October 20, 2011, 06:55:57 PM
http://blog.sfgate.com/hottopics/2011/10/20/steve-jobs-refused-life-saving-surgery-60-minutes-says/
Steve Jobs refused life-saving surgery, 60 Minutes says

Steve Jobs refused a surgery that could have saved his life, his biographer said in a 60 Minutes interview.

The Apple CEO died earlier this month after a long fight with pancreatic cancer. Some have speculated that Jobs could have lived longer had he sought the treatment of modern medicine, but this is the first time someone close to Jobs has said he avoided treatment.

In the interview, biographer Walter Isaacson says that Jobs refused surgery when he first heard he had a tumor.
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The full interview will be shown Sunday on CBS.
Video at Link


Title: Re: Steve Jobs Dead: Apple Co-Founder Dies At 56
Post by: MuffyBee on October 22, 2011, 10:48:59 AM
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7385529n&tag=stack
Steve Jobs talks on tape about biological dad
October 21, 2011

In his own words, Apple CEO Steve Jobs tells biographer Walter Isaacson he "didn't like what I learned" about his biological father and asked at the time that they never meet. Hear these and many other revelations about Jobs' complex life and personality on "60 Minutes," Sunday, Oct. 23 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
Read Story: Steve Jobs and biological father unknowingly met, biographer says
Video at Link


Title: Re: Steve Jobs Dead: Apple Co-Founder Dies At 56
Post by: MuffyBee on October 23, 2011, 09:54:57 AM
http://www.pcworld.com/article/242144/emailed_tributes_to_jobs_top_1_million_apple_says.html
E-Mailed Tributes to Jobs Top 1 Million, Apple Says
October 23, 2011

Apple, which last week staged a company-wide memorial for Steve Jobs, says that it has received more than 1 million messages from those recalling the company co-founder and former CEO in the wake of his death at the age of 56.

Mourners have left notes and mementos at Apple Stores around the world. For a digital tribute, Apple launched a black-and-white web page simply titled "Remembering Steve" that features a constantly refreshed flow of tributes sent to Apple regarding Jobs. A couple of messages that floated by when we went to the site:
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Title: Re: Steve Jobs Dead: Apple Co-Founder Dies At 56
Post by: MuffyBee on October 23, 2011, 04:08:28 PM
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/10/23/businessinsidersteve-jobs-biography.DTL
18 Fascinating Facts About Steve Jobs From His Highly Anticipated Biography
October 23, 2011

Steve Jobs, a biography by Walter Isaacson, will be released tomorrow.

Throughout the past week, multiple excerpts and surprising facts have been leaked.

Here are some of the most fascinating findings on Jobs, as told to Isaacson in more than 40 interviews with the deceased Apple founder.
Read more...


Title: Re: Steve Jobs Dead: Apple Co-Founder Dies At 56
Post by: MuffyBee on October 23, 2011, 10:04:25 PM
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-20124431-37/60-minutes-on-steve-jobs-hear-icons-last-pitch/
On tonight's "60 Minutes" broadcast, there's something for both lovers and haters of Steve Jobs.
October 23, 2011

(http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim/2011/10/23/jobs_270x231.jpg)
A screen capture from '60 Minutes' showing Steve Jobs with his wife. To watch online, click on the photograph or scroll to the bottom of this page.[ (Click on photograph  in article at above link, please.  
(Credit: 60 Minutes/CBS)


Title: Re: Steve Jobs Dead: Apple Co-Founder Dies At 56
Post by: MuffyBee on October 24, 2011, 08:43:08 AM
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2394927,00.asp?obref=obinsite#fbid=j70olqob0ik
Confirmed: Steve Jobs Worked on Apple Until His Last Day
October 19, 2011

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During an interview with U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos, Son talked about his relationship to Apple and Jobs, and revealed an interesting series of events during the launch of the iPhone 4S.

Son said, "I visited Apple for the announcement of the iPhone 4S [at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California]. When I was having a meeting with Tim Cook, he said, 'Oh Masa, sorry I have to quit our meeting.' I said, 'Where are you going?' He said, 'My boss is calling me.' That was the day of the announcement of the iPhone 4S. He said that Steve is calling me because he wants to talk about their next product. And the next day, he died."

Recounting the episode, Son was visibly touched by the Apple co-founder's passion and drive. He went on to say, "Even one day before he passed away, the first subject he wanted to call Tim Cook about…he wanted to talk about the next product… That's the kind of spirit a true entrepreneur would continue to have until they die. He was very sick, very ill. But the announcement of their newest product made him live longer. Physically he could have died much earlier. But his passion, his love for his own company and dream, about the next products, that made him energized."
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Title: Re: Steve Jobs Dead: Apple Co-Founder Dies At 56
Post by: MuffyBee on November 23, 2011, 02:28:50 PM
 ::MonkeyCool::

http://www.slashgear.com/steve-jobs-exhibit-at-us-patent-office-museum-open-now-23197633/
Steve Jobs exhibit at US Patent Office Museum open now
November 23, 2011



Title: Re: Steve Jobs Dead: Apple Co-Founder Dies At 56
Post by: MuffyBee on January 16, 2012, 10:16:35 PM

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/nationnow/2012/01/remember-that-steve-jobs-action-figure-its-a-no-go.html
No Steve Jobs doll: Company blames family -- and Apple lawyers
January 16, 2012

A Chinese company has apparently called off plans to sell an action figure made in the likeness of the late Apple founder and tech wizard Steve Jobs, saying it was responding to pressure from Apple lawyers, as well as from the Jobs family.

A statement on the In Icons website said the doll was intended as an homage to Jobs, who died in October at 56 after a career spent changing the face of movies, music, computers and more. The company said it believed that its figurine would have survived any legal challenges.

But in the end, In Icons said, it decided to stop production on the potential collectors item -- which would have sold for $99.99 -- because the Jobs family was said to be so distraught over it.
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