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In this Jan. 15, 2008, file photo, Apple CEO Steve Jobs holds up the new MacBook Air after giving the keynote address at the Apple MacWorld Conference in San Francisco.
Steve Jobs
Founder and former CEO of Apple dies at 56
JORDAN ROBERTSON, The Associated Press
CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Steve Jobs, the Apple founder and former CEO who invented and masterfully marketed ever-sleeker gadgets that transformed everyday technology, from the personal computer to the iPod and iPhone, died Wednesday. He was 56.
Apple announced his death without giving a specific cause. He died peacefully, according to a statement from family members who said they were present.
"Steve's brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives," Apple's board said in a statement. "The world is immeasurably better because of Steve"
Jobs had battled cancer in 2004 and underwent a liver transplant in 2009 after taking a leave of absence for unspecified health problems. He took another leave of absence in January — his third since his health problems began — and officially resigned in August. He took another leave of absence in January — his third since his health problems began — before resigning as CEO six weeks ago. Jobs became Apple's chairman and handed the CEO job over to his hand-picked successor, Tim Cook.
Outside Apple's Cupertino headquarters, three flags — an American flag, a California state flag and an Apple flag — were flying at half-mast late Wednesday.
"Those of us who have been fortunate enough to know and work with Steve have lost a dear friend and an inspiring mentor." Cook wrote in an email to Apple's employees. "Steve leaves behind a company that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple."
The news Apple fans and shareholders had been dreading came the day after Apple unveiled its latest version of the iPhone, just one in a procession of devices that shaped technology and society while Jobs was running the company.
Jobs started Apple with a high school friend in a Silicon Valley garage in 1976, was forced out a decade later and returned in 1997 to rescue the company. During his second stint, it grew into the most valuable technology company in the world with a market value of $351 billion. Almost all that wealth has been created since Jobs' return.
Cultivating Apple's countercultural sensibility and a minimalist design ethic, Jobs rolled out one sensational product after another, even in the face of the late-2000s recession and his own failing health.
He helped change computers from a geeky hobbyist's obsession to a necessity of modern life at work and home, and in the process he upended not just personal technology but the cellphone and music industries.
For transformation of American industry, he has few rivals He has long been linked to his personal computer-age contemporary, Bill Gates, and has drawn comparisons to other creative geniuses such as Walt Disney. Jobs died as Walt Disney Co.'s largest shareholder, a by-product of his decision to sell computer animation studio Pixar in 2006.
Perhaps most influentially, Jobs in 2001 launched the iPod, which offered "1,000 songs in your pocket." Over the next 10 years, its white earphones and thumb-dial control seemed to become more ubiquitous than the wristwatch.
In 2007 came the touch-screen iPhone, joined a year later by Apple's App Store, where developers could sell iPhone "apps" which made the phone a device not just for making calls but also for managing money, editing photos, playing games and social networking. And in 2010, Jobs introduced the iPad, a tablet-sized, all-touch computer that took off even though market analysts said no one really needed one.
By 2011, Apple had become the second-largest company of any kind in the United States by market value. In August, it briefly surpassed Exxon Mobil as the most valuable company.
Under Jobs, the company cloaked itself in secrecy to build frenzied anticipation for each of its new products. Jobs himself had a wizardly sense of what his customers wanted, and where demand didn't exist, he leveraged a cult-like following to create it.
When he spoke at Apple presentations, almost always in faded blue jeans, sneakers and a black mock turtleneck, legions of Apple acolytes listened to every word. He often boasted about Apple successes, then coyly added a coda — "One more thing" — before introducing its latest ambitious idea.
In later years, Apple investors also watched these appearances for clues about his health. Jobs revealed in 2004 that he had been diagnosed with a very rare form of pancreatic cancer — an islet cell neuroendocrine tumor. He underwent surgery and said he had been cured. In 2009, following weight loss he initially attributed to a hormonal imbalance, he abruptly took a six-month leave. During that time, he received a liver transplant that became public two months after it was performed.
He went on another medical leave in January 2011, this time for an unspecified duration. He never went back and resigned as CEO in August, though he stayed on as chairman. Consistent with his penchant for secrecy, he didn't reference his illness in his resignation letter.
Steven Paul Jobs was born Feb. 24, 1955, in San Francisco to Joanne Simpson, then an unmarried graduate student, and Abdulfattah Jandali, a student from Syria. Simpson gave Jobs up for adoption, though she married Jandali and a few years later had a second child with him, Mona Simpson, who became a novelist.
Steven was adopted by Clara and Paul Jobs of Los Altos, Calif., a working-class couple who nurtured his early interest in electronics. He saw his first computer terminal at NASA's Ames Research Center when he was around 11 and landed a summer job at Hewlett-Packard before he had finished high school.
Jobs enrolled in Reed College in Portland, Ore., in 1972 but dropped out after six months.
"All of my working-class parents' savings were being spent on my college tuition. After six months, I couldn't see the value in it," he said at a Stanford University commencement address in 2005. "I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life and no idea how college was going to help me figure it out."
When he returned to California in 1974, Jobs worked for video game maker Atari and attended
continued...meetings of the Homebrew Computer Club — a group of computer hobbyists — with Steve Wozniak, a high school friend who was a few years older.
Wozniak's homemade computer drew attention from other enthusiasts, but Jobs saw its potential far beyond the geeky hobbyists of the time. The pair started Apple Computer Inc. in Jobs' parents' garage in 1976. According to Wozniak, Jobs suggested the name after visiting an "apple orchard" that Wozniak said was actually a commune.
Their first creation was the Apple I — essentially, the guts of a computer without a case, keyboard or monitor.
The Apple II, which hit the market in 1977, was their first machine for the masses. It became so popular that Jobs was worth $100 million by age 25.
During a 1979 visit to the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center, Jobs again spotted mass potential in a niche invention: a computer that allowed people to control computers with the click of a mouse, not typed commands. He returned to Apple and ordered the team to copy what he had seen.
It foreshadowed a propensity to take other people's concepts, improve on them and spin them into wildly successful products. Under Jobs, Apple didn't invent computers, digital music players or smartphones — it reinvented them for people who didn't want to learn computer programming or negotiate the technical hassles of keeping their gadgets working.
"We have always been shameless about stealing great ideas," Jobs said in an interview for the 1996 PBS series "Triumph of the Nerds."
The engineers responded with two computers. The pricier Lisa — the same name as his daughter — launched to a cool reception in 1983. The less-expensive Macintosh, named for an employee's favorite apple, exploded onto the scene in 1984.
The Mac was heralded by an epic Super Bowl commercial that referenced George Orwell's "1984" and captured Apple's iconoclastic style. In the ad, expressionless drones marched through dark halls to an auditorium where a Big Brother-like figure lectures on a big screen. A woman in a bright track uniform burst into the hall and launched a hammer into the screen, which exploded, stunning the drones, as a narrator announced the arrival of the Mac.
There were early stumbles at Apple. Jobs clashed with colleagues and even the CEO he had hired away from Pepsi, John Sculley. And after an initial spike, Mac sales slowed, in part because few programs had been written for it.
With Apple's stock price sinking, conflicts between Jobs and Sculley mounted. Sculley won over the board in 1985 and pushed Jobs out of his day-to-day role leading the Macintosh team. Jobs resigned his post as chairman of the board and left Apple within months.
"What had been the focus of my entire adult life was gone, and it was devastating," Jobs said in his Stanford speech. "I didn't see it then, but it turned out that getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happened to me. The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again, less sure about everything. It freed me to enter one of the most creative periods of my life."
He got into two other companies: Next, a computer maker, and Pixar, a computer-animation studio that he bought from George Lucas for $10 million.
Pixar, ultimately the more successful venture, seemed at first a bottomless money pit. Then in 1995 came "Toy Story," the first computer-animated full-length feature. Jobs used its success to negotiate a sweeter deal with Disney for Pixar's next two films, "A Bug's Life" and "Toy Story 2." Jobs sold Pixar to The Walt Disney Co. for $7.4 billion in stock in a deal that got him a seat on Disney's board and 138 million shares of stock that accounted for most of his fortune. Forbes magazine estimated Jobs was worth $7 billion in a survey last month.
With Next, Jobs came up with a cube-shaped computer. He was said to be obsessive about the tiniest details, insisting on design perfection even for the machine's guts. The machine cost a pricey $6,500 to $10,000, and he never managed to spark much demand for it.
Ultimately, he shifted the focus to software — a move that paid off later when Apple bought Next for its operating system technology, the basis for the software still used in Mac computers.
By 1996, when Apple bought Next, Apple was in dire financial straits. It had lost more than $800 million in a year, dragged its heels in licensing Mac software for other computers and surrendered most of its market share to PCs that ran Windows.
Larry Ellison, Jobs' close friend and fellow Silicon Valley billionaire and the CEO of Oracle Corp., publicly contemplated buying Apple in early 1997 and ousting its leadership. The idea fizzled, but Jobs stepped in as interim chief later that year.
He slashed unprofitable projects, narrowed the company's focus and presided over a new marketing push to set the Mac apart from Windows, starting with a campaign encouraging computer users to "Think different."
Apple's first new product under his direction, the brightly colored, plastic iMac, launched in 1998 and sold about 2 million in its first year. Apple returned to profitability that year. Jobs dropped the "interim" from his title in 2000.
He changed his style, too, said Tim Bajarin, who met Jobs several times while covering the company for Creative Strategies.
"In the early days, he was in charge of every detail. The only way you could say it is, he was kind of a control freak," he said. In his second stint, "he clearly was much more mellow and more mature."
In the decade that followed, Jobs kept Apple profitable while pushing out an impressive roster of new products.
Apple's popularity exploded in the 2000s. The iPod, smaller and sleeker with each generation, introduced many lifelong Windows users to their first Apple gadget.
The arrival of the iTunes music store in 2003 gave people a convenient way to buy music legally online, song by song. For the music industry, it was a mixed blessing. The industry got a
continued...way to reach Internet-savvy people who, in the age of Napster, were growing accustomed to downloading music free. But online sales also hastened the demise of CDs and established Apple as a gatekeeper, resulting in battles between Jobs and music executives over pricing and other issues.
Jobs' command over gadget lovers and pop culture swelled to the point that, on the eve of the iPhone's launch in 2007, faithful followers slept on sidewalks outside posh Apple stores for the chance to buy one. Three years later, at the iPad's debut, the lines snaked around blocks and out through parking lots, even though people had the option to order one in advance.
The decade was not without its glitches. In the mid-2000s, Apple was swept up in a Securities and Exchange Commission inquiry into stock options backdating, a practice that artificially raised the value of options grants. But Jobs and Apple emerged unscathed after two former executives took the fall and eventually settled with the SEC.
Jobs' personal ethos — a natural food lover who embraced Buddhism and New Age philosophy — was closely linked to the public persona he shaped for Apple. Apple itself became a statement against the commoditization of technology — a cynical view, to be sure, from a company whose computers can cost three or more times as much as those of its rivals.
For technology lovers, buying Apple products has meant gaining entrance to an exclusive club. At the top was a complicated and contradictory figure who was endlessly fascinating — even to his detractors, of which Jobs had many. Jobs was a hero to techno-geeks and a villain to partners he bullied and to workers whose projects he unceremoniously killed or claimed as his own.
Unauthorized biographer Alan Deutschman described him as "deeply moody and maddeningly erratic." In his personal life, Jobs denied for two years that he was the father of Lisa, the baby born to his longtime girlfriend Chrisann Brennan in 1978.
Few seemed immune to Jobs' charisma and will. He could adeptly convince those in his presence of just about anything — even if they disagreed again when he left the room and his magic wore off.
"He always has an aura around his persona," said Bajarin, who met Jobs several times while covering the company for more than 20 years as a Creative Strategies analyst. "When you talk to him, you know you're really talking to a brilliant mind."
But Bajarin also remembers Jobs lashing out with profanity at an employee who interrupted their meeting. Jobs, the perfectionist, demanded greatness from everyone at Apple.
Jobs valued his privacy, but some details of his romantic and family life have been uncovered. In the early 1980s, Jobs dated the folk singer Joan Baez, according to Deutschman.
In 1989, Jobs spoke at Stanford's graduate business school and met his wife, Laurene Powell, who was then a student. When she became pregnant, Jobs at first refused to marry her. It was a near-repeat of what had happened more than a decade earlier with then-girlfriend Brennan, Deutschman said, but eventually Jobs relented.
Jobs started looking for his biological family in his teens, according to an interview he gave to The New York Times in 1997. He found his biological sister when he was 27. They became friends, and through her Jobs met his biological mother. Few details of those relationships have been made public.
But the extent of Apple secrecy didn't become clear until Jobs revealed in 2004 that he had been diagonosed with — and "cured" of — a rare form of operable pancreatic cancer called an islet cell neuroendocrine tumor. The company had sat on the news of his diagnosis for nine months while Jobs tried trumping the disease with a special diet, Fortune magazine reported in 2008.
In the years after his cancer was revealed, rumors about Jobs' health would spark runs on Apple stock as investors worried the company, with no clear succession plan, would fall apart without him. Apple did little to ease those concerns. It kept the state of Jobs' health a secret for as long as it could, then disclosed vague details when, in early 2009, it became clear he was again ill.
Jobs took a half-year medical leave of absence starting in January 2009, during which he had a liver transplant. Apple did not disclose the procedure at the time; two months later, The Wall Street Journal reported the fact and a doctor at the transplant hospital confirmed it.
In January 2011, Jobs announced another medical leave, his third, with no set duration. He returned to the spotlight briefly in March to personally unveil a second-generation iPad and again in June, when he showed off Apple's iCloud music synching service. At both events, he looked frail in his signature jeans and mock turtleneck.
Less than three months later, Jobs resigned as CEO. In a letter addressed to Apple's board and the "Apple community" Jobs said he "always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple's CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come."
In 2005, following the bout with cancer , Jobs delivered Stanford University's commencement speech.
"Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life," he said. "Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure — these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important."
Jobs is survived by his biological mother, sister Mona Simpson; Lisa Brennan-Jobs, his daughter with Brennan; wife Laurene, and their three children, Erin, Reed and Eve.
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Celebrities took to Twitter — many on Apple devices — to share their thoughts about Steve Jobs' death Wednesday. A sampling of posts:
"Steve lived the California Dream every day of his life and he changed the world and inspired all of us. (hash)ThankYouSteve" — Arnold Schwarzenegger.
"My heart weeps for all who worked with Steve and who loved him, especially
continued...my friend Laurene and their children." — Maria Shriver.
"We will miss you, Steve Jobs. Sent lovingly from my iPhone." — Jane Lynch.
"For those of us lucky enough to get to work with Steve, it's been an insanely great honor. I will miss Steve immensely." — Bill Gates.
"Had the pleasure of working for him and knowing him. He was our Edison. R.I.P. Steve Jobs." — actor-writer-director Albert Brooks.
"Rest in Peace, Steve Jobs. Kinda can't believe he's gone. Carrying a little part of him in my pocket every day." — actress Martha Plimpton.
"Rest in peace, Steve Jobs. Your genius will live on for generations to come..." — actor Neil Patrick Harris.
"Rest in peace, Steve Jobs. You've changed forever the world you leave behind." — Katie Couric.
"We lost a man of true vision today. Condolences to the whole Apple family." — actor-director Jon Favreau.
"Such a sad day, I can trace my apple memories to the IIC when i was a kid. RIP." — singer Josh Groban.
"You guys I'm sad about Steve Jobs too but SteveJobs2 comes out in like a month." — actor Eli Roth.
"(hash)RIP (hash)SteveJobs, thank you for revolutionizing the way we listen to music. Your vision will not be forgotten." — The Grammys (Recording Academy).
"Damn. RIP STEVE JOBS. Thanx for all the stuff you gave us. Life is Short. Live it up." — rocker Benji Madden.
"So sad to hear about Steve Jobs. He was a genius and one of the most innovative people on earth. He changed the world in so many ways. RIP." — Paris Hilton.
"The world lost a true visionary today. Think different." — Kevin Spacey.
"Thank you, Steve Jobs, for all of the fun and amazing ways you made our lives better....Sent from my iPhone." — Jimmy Fallon.
"My heart goes out for the family of Steve Jobs. What an inspiration he was to us all and a creative visionary for the world! You will be missed." — Eva Longoria.
"We have all surfed on the wake of Steve Jobs ship. Now we must learn to sail, but we will never forget our skipper." — Ashton Kutcher.
"I can't even describe how devastated I am by the news of the great Steve Jobs passing. He was truly one of the most prolific artists and forward thinking people the world has ever known. My prayers and heart goes out to his family and those lucky enough to have known him." — Mila Jovovich.
"Again and again Steve Jobs introduced us to a thing we could not have not imagined. (hash)loss." — Mia Farrow.
"Where is the excitement gonna come from. We won't see another you in this lifetime. Thank you for everything Steve! :o(" — Ricky Martin.
"As word passes thru the crowd of Steve Jobs' passing, it is not lost on anyone that his inventions helped make movements like this possible." — Michael Moore.
"RIP Steve Jobs.....what an innovator. This world will miss him." — LeAnn Rimes.
"100 million iphones don't lie. What an amazing man...HE is the apple of all of our i's. We have an i everything and its all so amazing." — Billy Bush.
"Sad news. RIP Steve Jobs." — Ralph Macchio.
"For all of the human qualities that inspired the virtual. (hash)ripstevejobs." — Sandra Bernhard.
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Some key dates from the life and work of Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple Inc.:
1955: Stephen Paul Jobs is born on Feb. 24.
1972: Jobs enrolls at Reed College in Portland, Ore., but drops out after a semester.
1974: Jobs works for video game maker Atari and attends meetings of the Homebrew Computer Club with Steve Wozniak, a high school friend who was a few years older.
1975: Jobs and Woz attend Homebrew Computer Club meetings.
1976: Apple Computer is formed on April Fool's Day, shortly after Wozniak and Jobs create a new computer circuit board in a Silicon Valley garage. A third co-founder, Ron Wayne, leaves the company after less than two weeks. The Apple I computer goes on sale by the summer for $666.66.
1977: Apple is incorporated by its founders and a group of venture capitalists. It unveils Apple II, the first personal computer to generate color graphics. Revenue reaches $1 million.
1978: Jobs' daughter Lisa is born to girlfriend Chrisann Brennan.
1979: Jobs visits Xerox Palo Alto Research Center, or PARC, and is inspired by a computer with a graphical user interface.
1980: Apple goes public, raising $110 million in one of the biggest initial public offerings to date.
1982: Annual revenue climbs to $1 billion.
1983: The Lisa computer goes on sale with much fanfare, only to be pulled two years later. Jobs lures John Sculley away from Pepsico Inc. to serve as Apple's CEO.
1984: Iconic "1984" Macintosh commercial directed by Ridley Scott airs during the Super Bowl. The Macintosh computer goes on sale.
1985: Jobs and Sculley clash, leading to Jobs' resignation. Wozniak also resigns from Apple this year.
1986: Jobs starts Next Inc., a new computer company making high-end machines for universities. He also buys Pixar from "Star Wars" creator George Lucas for $10 million.
1989: First NeXT computer goes on sale with a $6,500 price tag.
1991: Apple and IBM Corp. announce an alliance to develop new PC microprocessors and software. Apple unveils portable Macs called PowerBook.
1993: Apple introduces the Newton, a hand-held, pen-based computer. The company reports quarterly loss of $188 million in July. Sculley is replaced as CEO by Apple president Michael Spindler. Apple restructures, and Sculley resigns as chairman. At Next, Jobs decides to focus on software instead of whole computers.
1994: Apple introduces Power Macintosh computers based on the PowerPC chip it developed with IBM and Motorola. Apple decides to license its operating software and allow other companies to "clone" the Mac, adopting the model championed by Microsoft Corp.
1995: The first Mac clones go on sale. Microsoft releases Windows 95, which is easier to use than previous versions and is more like the Mac system. Apple struggles with competition, parts shortages and mistakes predicting customer demand. Pixar's "Toy Story," the first commercial computer-animated feature, hits theaters. Pixar goes to Wall Street with an IPO that raises $140 million.
1996: Apple
continued...announces plans to buy Next for $430 million for the operating system Jobs' team developed. Jobs is appointed an adviser to Apple. Gil Amelio replaces Spindler as CEO.
1997: Jobs becomes "interim" CEO after Amelio is pushed out. He foreshadows the marketing hook for a new product line by calling himself "iCEO." Jobs puts an end to Mac clones.
1998: Apple returns to profitability. It shakes up personal computer industry in 1998 with the candy-colored, all-in-one iMac desktop, the original models shaped like a futuristic TV. Apple discontinues the Newton.
2000: Apple removes "interim" label from Jobs' CEO title.
2001: The first iPod goes on sale, as do computers with OS X, the modern Mac operating system based on Next software. Apple also releases iTunes software.
2003: Apple launches the iTunes Music Store with 200,000 songs at 99 cents each, giving people a convenient way to buy music legally online. It sells 1 million songs in the first week.
2004: Jobs undergoes surgery for a rare but curable form of pancreatic cancer . Apple discloses his illness after the fact.
2005: Apple expands the iPod line with the tiny Nano and an iPod that can play video. The company also announces that future Macs will use Intel chips.
2006: Disney buys Pixar for $7.4 billion. Jobs becomes Disney's largest individual shareholder, and much of his wealth is derived from this sale.
2007: Apple releases its first smartphone, the iPhone. Crowds camp overnight at stores to be one of the first to own the new device.
2008: Speculation mounts that Jobs is ill, given weight loss. In September he kicks off an Apple event and says, "The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated," making a play off a famous Mark Twain quote after Bloomberg News accidentally publishes, then retracts, an obituary that it had prepared in advance.
2009: Jobs explains severe weight loss by saying he has a treatable hormone imbalance and that he will continue to run Apple. Days later he backtracks and announces he will be on medical leave. He returns to work in June. Later it is learned that he received a liver transplant.
2010: Apple sells 15 million of its newest gadget, the iPad, in nine months, giving rise to a new category of modern touch-screen tablet computers.
Jan. 17, 2011: In a memo to Apple employees, Jobs announces a second medical leave with no set duration. Cook again steps in to run day-to-day operations. Jobs retains CEO title and remains involved in major decisions.
Aug. 24, 2011: Apple announces that Jobs is resigning as CEO. Cook takes the CEO title, and Apple names Jobs chairman.
Oct. 5, 2011: Jobs dies at 56. Apple announces his death without giving a specific cause.
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The family of Apple Inc. co-founder and chairman Steve Jobs issued this statement Wednesday in response to his death:
"Steve died peacefully today surrounded by his family.
"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.
"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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Following the death of Apple Inc. co-founder and chairman Steve Jobs on Wednesday, recently appointed CEO Tim Cook emailed this statement to Apple employees:
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(at)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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The Associated Press, The Associated Press
Following the death of Apple Inc. co-founder and chairman Steve Jobs on Wednesday, the board of the iPhone and iPad maker released the following statement:
"We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today.
"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."
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Steve Jobs told us what we needed before we knew
JORDAN ROBERTSON, The Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Steve Jobs saw the future and led the world to it. He moved technology from garages to pockets, took entertainment from discs to bytes and turned gadgets into extensions of the people who use them.
Jobs, who founded and ran Apple, told us what we needed before we wanted it.
"To some people, this is like Elvis Presley or John Lennon. It's a change in our times. It's the end of an era," said Scott Robbins, 34, a barber and an Apple fan. "It's like the end of the innovators."
Apple announced his death without giving a specific cause. He died peacefully on Wednesday, according to a statement from family members who were present. He was 56.
"Steve's brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives," Apple's board said in a statement. "The world is immeasurably better because of Steve."
President Barack Obama said in a statement that Jobs "exemplified the spirit of American ingenuity."
"Steve was among the greatest
continued...of American innovators — brave enough to think differently, bold enough to believe he could change the world and talented enough to do it," he said.
Jobs had battled cancer in 2004 and underwent a liver transplant in 2009 after taking a leave of absence for unspecified health problems. He took another leave of absence in January — his third since his health problems began — and resigned in August. Jobs became Apple's chairman and handed the CEO job over to his hand-picked successor, Tim Cook.
Outside Apple's Cupertino headquarters, three flags — an American flag, a California state flag and an Apple flag — were flying at half-staff late Wednesday.
"Those of us who have been fortunate enough to know and work with Steve have lost a dear friend and an inspiring mentor." Cook wrote in an email to Apple's employees. "Steve leaves behind a company that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple."
The news Apple fans and shareholders had been dreading came the day after Apple unveiled its latest iPhone, a device that got a lukewarm reception. Perhaps, there would have been more excitement had Jobs been well enough to show it off with his trademark theatrics.
Jobs started Apple with a high school friend in a Silicon Valley garage in 1976, was forced out a decade later and returned in 1997 to rescue the company. During his second stint, it grew into the most valuable technology company in the world with a market value of $351 billion. Almost all that wealth has been created since Jobs' return.
Cultivating Apple's countercultural sensibility and a minimalist design ethic, Jobs rolled out one sensational product after another, even in the face of the late-2000s recession and his own failing health.
He helped change computers from a geeky hobbyist's obsession to a necessity of modern life at work and home, and in the process he upended not just personal technology but the cellphone and music industries.
For transformation of American industry, he has few rivals. He has long been linked to his personal computer-age contemporary, Bill Gates, and has drawn comparisons to other creative geniuses such as Walt Disney. Jobs died as Walt Disney Co.'s largest shareholder, a by-product of his decision to sell computer animation studio Pixar in 2006.
Perhaps most influentially, Jobs in 2001 launched the iPod, which offered "1,000 songs in your pocket." Over the next 10 years, its white earphones and thumb-dial control seemed to become more ubiquitous than the wristwatch.
In 2007 came the touch-screen iPhone, joined a year later by Apple's App Store, where developers could sell iPhone "apps" which made the phone a device not just for making calls but also for managing money, editing photos, playing games and social networking. And in 2010, Jobs introduced the iPad, a tablet-sized, all-touch computer that took off even though market analysts said no one really needed one.
By 2011, Apple had become the second-largest company of any kind in the United States by market value. In August, it briefly surpassed Exxon Mobil as the most valuable company.
Under Jobs, the company cloaked itself in secrecy to build frenzied anticipation for each of its new products. Jobs himself had a wizardly sense of what his customers wanted, and where demand didn't exist, he leveraged a cult-like following to create it.
When he spoke at Apple presentations, almost always in faded blue jeans, sneakers and a black mock turtleneck, legions of Apple acolytes listened to every word. He often boasted about Apple successes, then coyly added a coda — "one more thing" — before introducing its latest ambitious idea.
In later years, Apple investors also watched these appearances for clues about his health. Jobs revealed in 2004 that he had been diagnosed with a very rare form of pancreatic cancer — an islet cell neuroendocrine tumor. He underwent surgery and said he had been cured. In 2009, following weight loss he initially attributed to a hormonal imbalance, he abruptly took a six-month leave. During that time, he received a liver transplant that became public two months after it was performed.
He went on another medical leave in January 2011, this time for an unspecified duration. He never went back and resigned as CEO in August, though he stayed on as chairman. Consistent with his penchant for secrecy, he didn't reference his illness in his resignation letter.
Steven Paul Jobs was born Feb. 24, 1955, in San Francisco to Joanne Simpson, then an unmarried graduate student, and Abdulfattah Jandali, a student from Syria. Simpson gave Jobs up for adoption, though she married Jandali and a few years later had a second child with him, Mona Simpson, who became a novelist.
Steven was adopted by Clara and Paul Jobs of Los Altos, California, a working-class couple who nurtured his early interest in electronics. He saw his first computer terminal at NASA's Ames Research Center when he was around 11 and landed a summer job at Hewlett-Packard before he had finished high school.
Jobs enrolled in Reed College in Portland, Ore., in 1972 but dropped out after six months.
"All of my working-class parents' savings were being spent on my college tuition. After six months, I couldn't see the value in it," he said at a Stanford University commencement address in 2005. "I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life and no idea how college was going to help me figure it out."
When he returned to California in 1974, Jobs worked for video game maker Atari and attended meetings of the Homebrew Computer Club — a group of computer hobbyists — with Steve Wozniak, a high school friend who was a few years older.
Wozniak's homemade computer drew attention from other enthusiasts, but Jobs saw its potential far beyond the geeky hobbyists of the time. The pair started Apple Computer Inc. in Jobs' parents' garage in 1976. According to Wozniak, Jobs suggested the name after visiting an "apple orchard" that Wozniak said was actually a commune.
Their first creation was the Apple I — essentially, the guts of a
continued...computer without a case, keyboard or monitor.
The Apple II, which hit the market in 1977, was their first machine for the masses. It became so popular that Jobs was worth $100 million by age 25.
During a 1979 visit to the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center, Jobs again spotted mass potential in a niche invention: a computer that allowed people to control computers with the click of a mouse, not typed commands. He returned to Apple and ordered his engineering team to copy what he had seen.
It foreshadowed a propensity to take other people's concepts, improve on them and spin them into wildly successful products. Under Jobs, Apple didn't invent computers, digital music players or smartphones — it reinvented them for people who didn't want to learn computer programming or negotiate the technical hassles of keeping their gadgets working.
"We have always been shameless about stealing great ideas," Jobs said in an interview for the 1996 PBS series "Triumph of the Nerds."
The engineers responded with two computers. The pricier Lisa — the same name as his daughter — launched to a cool reception in 1983. The less-expensive Macintosh, named for an employee's favorite apple, exploded onto the scene in 1984.
The Mac was heralded by an epic Super Bowl commercial that referenced George Orwell's "1984" and captured Apple's iconoclastic style. In the ad, expressionless drones marched through dark halls to an auditorium where a Big Brother-like figure lectures on a big screen. A woman in a bright track uniform burst into the hall and launched a hammer into the screen, which exploded, stunning the drones, as a narrator announced the arrival of the Mac.
There were early stumbles at Apple. Jobs clashed with colleagues and even the CEO he had hired away from Pepsi, John Sculley. And after an initial spike, Mac sales slowed, in part because few programs had been written for it.
With Apple's stock price sinking, conflicts between Jobs and Sculley mounted. Sculley won over the board in 1985 and pushed Jobs out of his day-to-day role leading the Macintosh team. Jobs resigned his post as chairman of the board and left Apple within months.
"What had been the focus of my entire adult life was gone, and it was devastating," Jobs said in his Stanford speech. "I didn't see it then, but it turned out that getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happened to me. The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again, less sure about everything. It freed me to enter one of the most creative periods of my life."
He got into two other companies: Next, a computer maker, and Pixar, a computer-animation studio that he bought from George Lucas for $10 million.
Pixar, ultimately the more successful venture, seemed at first a bottomless money pit. Then in 1995 came "Toy Story," the first computer-animated full-length feature. Jobs used its success to negotiate a sweeter deal with Disney for Pixar's next two films, "A Bug's Life" and "Toy Story 2." Jobs sold Pixar to The Walt Disney Co. for $7.4 billion in stock in a deal that got him a seat on Disney's board and 138 million shares of stock that accounted for most of his fortune. Forbes magazine estimated Jobs was worth $7 billion in a survey last month.
With Next, Jobs came up with a cube-shaped computer. He was said to be obsessive about the tiniest details, insisting on design perfection even for the machine's guts. The machine cost a pricey $6,500 to $10,000, and he never managed to spark much demand for it.
Ultimately, he shifted the focus to software — a move that paid off later when Apple bought Next for its operating system technology, the basis for the software still used in Mac computers.
By 1996, when Apple bought Next, Apple was in dire financial straits. It had lost more than $800 million in a year, dragged its heels in licensing Mac software for other computers and surrendered most of its market share to PCs that ran Windows.
Larry Ellison, Jobs' close friend and fellow Silicon Valley billionaire and the CEO of Oracle Corp., publicly contemplated buying Apple in early 1997 and ousting its leadership. The idea fizzled, but Jobs stepped in as interim chief later that year.
He slashed unprofitable projects, narrowed the company's focus and presided over a new marketing push to set the Mac apart from Windows, starting with a campaign encouraging computer users to "Think different."
Apple's first new product under his direction, the brightly colored, plastic iMac, launched in 1998 and sold about 2 million in its first year. Apple returned to profitability that year. Jobs dropped the "interim" from his title in 2000.
He changed his style, too, said Tim Bajarin, who met Jobs several times while covering the company for Creative Strategies.
"In the early days, he was in charge of every detail. The only way you could say it is, he was kind of a control freak," he said. In his second stint, "he clearly was much more mellow and more mature."
In the decade that followed, Jobs kept Apple profitable while pushing out an impressive roster of new products.
Apple's popularity exploded in the 2000s. The iPod, smaller and sleeker with each generation, introduced many lifelong Windows users to their first Apple gadget.
The arrival of the iTunes music store in 2003 gave people a convenient way to buy music legally online, song by song. For the music industry, it was a mixed blessing. The industry got a way to reach Internet-savvy people who, in the age of Napster, were growing accustomed to downloading music free. But online sales also hastened the demise of CDs and established Apple as a gatekeeper, resulting in battles between Jobs and music executives over pricing and other issues.
Jobs' command over gadget lovers and pop culture swelled to the point that, on the eve of the iPhone's launch in 2007, faithful followers slept on sidewalks outside posh Apple stores for the chance to buy one. Three years later, at the iPad's
continued...debut, the lines snaked around blocks and out through parking lots, even though people had the option to order one in advance.
The decade was not without its glitches. In the mid-2000s, Apple was swept up in a Securities and Exchange Commission inquiry into stock options backdating, a practice that artificially raised the value of options grants. But Jobs and Apple emerged unscathed after two former executives took the fall and eventually settled with the SEC.
Jobs' personal ethos — a natural food lover who embraced Buddhism and New Age philosophy — was closely linked to the public persona he shaped for Apple. Apple itself became a statement against the commoditization of technology — a cynical view, to be sure, from a company whose computers can cost three or more times as much as those of its rivals.
For technology lovers, buying Apple products has meant gaining entrance to an exclusive club. At the top was a complicated and contradictory figure who was endlessly fascinating — even to his detractors, of which Jobs had many. Jobs was a hero to techno-geeks and a villain to partners he bullied and to workers whose projects he unceremoniously killed or claimed as his own.
Unauthorized biographer Alan Deutschman described him as "deeply moody and maddeningly erratic." In his personal life, Jobs denied for two years that he was the father of Lisa, the baby born to his longtime girlfriend Chrisann Brennan in 1978.
Few seemed immune to Jobs' charisma and will. He could adeptly convince those in his presence of just about anything — even if they disagreed again when he left the room and his magic wore off.
"He always has an aura around his persona," said Bajarin, who met Jobs several times while covering the company for more than 20 years as a Creative Strategies analyst. "When you talk to him, you know you're really talking to a brilliant mind."
But Bajarin also remembers Jobs lashing out with profanity at an employee who interrupted their meeting. Jobs, the perfectionist, demanded greatness from everyone at Apple.
Jobs valued his privacy, but some details of his romantic and family life have been uncovered. In the early 1980s, Jobs dated the folk singer Joan Baez, according to Deutschman.
In 1989, Jobs spoke at Stanford's graduate business school and met his wife, Laurene Powell, who was then a student. When she became pregnant, Jobs at first refused to marry her. It was a near-repeat of what had happened more than a decade earlier with then-girlfriend Brennan, Deutschman said, but eventually Jobs relented.
Jobs started looking for his biological family in his teens, according to an interview he gave to The New York Times in 1997. He found his biological sister when he was 27. They became friends, and through her Jobs met his biological mother. Few details of those relationships have been made public.
But the extent of Apple secrecy didn't become clear until Jobs revealed in 2004 that he had been diagnosed with — and "cured" of — a rare form of operable pancreatic cancer called an islet cell neuroendocrine tumor. The company had sat on the news of his diagnosis for nine months while Jobs tried trumping the disease with a special diet, Fortune magazine reported in 2008.
In the years after his cancer was revealed, rumors about Jobs' health would spark runs on Apple stock as investors worried the company, with no clear succession plan, would fall apart without him. Apple did little to ease those concerns. It kept the state of Jobs' health a secret for as long as it could, then disclosed vague details when, in early 2009, it became clear he was again ill.
Jobs took a half-year medical leave of absence starting in January 2009, during which he had a liver transplant. Apple did not disclose the procedure at the time; two months later, The Wall Street Journal reported the fact and a doctor at the transplant hospital confirmed it.
In January 2011, Jobs announced another medical leave, his third, with no set duration. He returned to the spotlight briefly in March to personally unveil a second-generation iPad and again in June, when he showed off Apple's iCloud music synching service. At both events, he looked frail in his signature jeans and mock turtleneck.
Less than three months later, Jobs resigned as CEO. In a letter addressed to Apple's board and the "Apple community" Jobs said he "always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple's CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come."
In 2005, following the bout with cancer , Jobs delivered Stanford University's commencement speech.
"Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life," he said. "Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure — these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important."
Jobs is survived by his biological mother; his sister Mona Simpson; Lisa Brennan-Jobs, his daughter with Brennan; wife Laurene, and their three children, Erin, Reed and Eve.
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AP Technology Writers Michael Liedtke and Rachel Metz in San Francisco and AP Writer Brooke Donald in Cupertino contributed to this report.
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10 products that defined Steve Jobs' career
PETER SVENSSON, The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Steve Jobs had no formal schooling in engineering, yet he's listed as the inventor or co-inventor on more than 300 U.S. patents. These are some of the significant products that were created under his direction:
1. Apple I (1976) — Apple's first product was a computer for hobbyists and engineers, made in small numbers. Steve Wozniak designed it, while Jobs orchestrated the funding and handled the marketing.
2. Apple II (1977) — One of the first successful personal computers, the Apple II was designed as a mass-market product rather than something for engineers or enthusiasts. It was still largely Wozniak's design. Several upgrades for the model followed, and the product line continued until 1993.
3. Lisa
continued...(1983) — Jobs' visit to Xerox Corp.'s research center in Palo Alto inspired him to start work on the first commercial computer with a graphical user interface, with icons, windows and a cursor controlled by a mouse. It was the foundation for today's computer interfaces, but the Lisa was too expensive to be a commercial success.
4. Macintosh (1984) — Like the Lisa, the Macintosh had a graphical user interface. It was also cheaper and faster and had the backing of a large advertising campaign behind it. People soon realized how useful the graphical interface was for design. That led "desktop publishing," accomplished with a Mac coupled to a laser printer, to soon become a sales driver.
5. NeXT computer (1989) — After being forced out of Apple, Jobs started a company that built a powerful workstation computer. The company was never able to sell large numbers, but the computer was influential: The world's first Web browser was created on one. Its software also lives on as the basis for today's Macintosh and iPhone operating system.
6. iMac (1998) — When Jobs returned to Apple in 1996, the company was foundering, with an ever shrinking share of the PC market. The radical iMac was the first step in reversing the slide. It was strikingly designed as a bubble of blue plastic that enclosed both the monitor and the computer. Easy to set up, it captured the imagination just as people across the world were having their eyes opened to the benefits of the Internet and considering getting their first home computer.
7. iPod (2001) — It wasn't the first digital music player with a hard drive, but it was the first successful one. Apple's expansion into portable electronics has had vast ramifications. The iPod's success prepared the way for the iTunes music store and the iPhone.
8. iTunes store (2003) — Before the iTunes store, buying digital music was a hassle, making piracy the more popular option. The store simplified the process and brought together tracks from all the major labels. The store became the largest music retailer in the U.S. in 2008.
9. iPhone (2007) — The iPhone did for the phone experience what the Macintosh did for personal computing — it made the power of a smartphone easy to harness. Apple is now the world's most profitable maker of phones, and the influence of the iPhone is evident in all smartphones.
10. iPad (2010) — Dozens of companies, including Apple, had created tablet computers before the iPad, but none caught on. The iPad finally cracked the code, creating a whole new category of computer practically by itself.
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The Associated Press, The Associated Press
Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple Inc., influenced the world with products from the Macintosh computer to the iPad. His death on Wednesday at age 56 prompted an outpouring of remembrances.
Here are some of those statements:
— "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." — Apple CEO Tim Cook, who succeeded Jobs in the role in August.
— "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's board of directors.
— "Steve died peacefully today surrounded by his family. 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." — Steve Jobs' family.
— "We've lost something we won't get back. The way I see it, though, the way people love products he put so much into creating means he brought a lot of life to the world." — Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak.
— "For those of us lucky enough to get to work with Steve, it's been an insanely great honor. I will miss Steve immensely." — Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates.
— "Steve was such an 'original,' with a thoroughly creative, imaginative mind that defined an era. Despite all he accomplished, it feels like he was just getting started. With his passing the world has lost a rare original, Disney has lost a member of our family, and I have lost a great friend." — The Walt Disney Co. CEO Bob Iger.
"Steve Jobs was an extraordinary visionary, our very dear friend and the guiding light of the Pixar family. He saw the potential of what Pixar could be before the rest of us, and beyond what anyone ever imagined. Steve took a chance on us and believed in our crazy dream of making computer animated films; the one thing he always said was to simply 'make it great.'" — Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios chief creative officer John Lasseter and president Ed Catmull.
"Steve was among the greatest of American innovators — brave enough to think differently, bold enough to believe he could change the world and talented enough to do it."
And, in a separate tweet: "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." — President Barack Obama.
— "Steve was a larger-than-life personality — passionate about music and one of its biggest fans and advocates. He was a true visionary who forever transformed how fans access and enjoy music. With the introduction of the iTunes software and other platforms, Steve and Apple made it once again easy and accepted to pay for music. His legacy will live on, long past his all-too-short time on Earth." — Cary Sherman, CEO, Recording Industry Association of America.
"Today, we lost one of the most influential thinkers, creators and entrepreneurs of all time. Steve Jobs was simply the greatest CEO of his generation.
continued...While I am deeply saddened by his passing, I'm reminded of the stunning impact he had in revolutionizing the way people consume media and entertainment." — News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch.
— "Today the world lost a visionary leader, the technology industry lost an iconic legend and I lost a friend and fellow founder. The legacy of Steve Jobs will be remembered for generations to come." — Dell Inc. founder and CEO Michael Dell.
— "Steve Jobs was a great visionary and a respected competitor. We extend our deepest condolences to his family and to all of the employees of Apple." — Research in Motion Ltd. co-CEOs Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie
— "The genius of Steve Jobs, a man I've known for 40 years, not only brought to life the visual magic and brilliant storytelling of Pixar, but brought the world one of the most innovative and successful platforms to make movies and TV available online at the click of a mouse. He was a pioneer, and helped all of us better understand how technologists and creators can work together to enrich and enliven our shared world." — Sen. Chris Dodd, CEO, Motion Picture Association of America.
— "He humanized technology and made it work in wondrous ways that genuinely improved our lives." — The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation.
— "Steve, thank you for being a mentor and a friend. Thanks for showing that what you build can change the world. I will miss you." — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
— "I am very, very sad to hear the news about Steve. He was a great man with incredible achievements and amazing brilliance. 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. He was very kind to reach out to me as I became CEO of Google and spend time offering his advice and knowledge even though he was not at all well. My thoughts and Google's are with his family and the whole Apple family." — Google CEO Larry Page.
"The digital age has lost its leading light, but Steve's innovation and creativity will inspire dreamers and thinkers for generations," Sony Corp. President and CEO Howard Stringer.
— "Steve Jobs was a great California innovator who demonstrated what a totally independent and creative mind can accomplish. Few people have made such a powerful and elegant imprint on our lives." — California Gov. Jerry Brown.
— "Steve Jobs was a California icon who embodied Silicon Valley's entrepreneurial spirit of creativity and optimism. By revolutionizing communications, he touched the lives of billions of people around the world." — U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif.
— "I believe history will remember Steve Jobs as one of the greatest innovators of all time, the Thomas Edison of the 21st Century. And I will also remember him as someone who had my total admiration for his unwavering dedication to improving mankind." — U.S. Rep. Mary Bono Mack, R-Calif.
Steve Jobs
February 24, 1955 - October 5, 2011
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“ All of my devices come from Steve. R.I.P to a Apple Mastermind ”
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“ I appreciate all you contributed. ”
Posted by: Julia Reeves - just a friend
“ You will never be forgotton. ”
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“ He has added in bringing Learning of all Kinds to the World. He was a voice for good and not evil in a changing world.May His Memory Be For a...Read More » ”
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“ First met Steve at the Homebrew Computer Club in 1974. Followed his career for many years......He was truly the DaVinci of his time and gone much too...Read More » ”
Posted by: J. Kearney - Jacksonville, FL
“ I know he has seen the light and has been in my thoughts a lot. I pray for his soul and truely admired his simplicity and his view on life. KC ”
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“ The iPad in my opinion is the greatest invention of Steve's for the older generation. With the zoom feature, when your eyesight is a problem that...Read More » ”
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“ I am so impress by the details of his life. He was an adopted child. And these parents helped make him to be who he was. A tribute to all adopted...Read More » ”
Posted by: Sandra Perdue Stroup - Fan
“ Rest In Peace my brother, No more worries, no more tears, no more pains, Now that you are in God arms everything is alright. GOD BLESS ”
Posted by: Ruby
“ You will be sorely missed. Rest in Peace. ”
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“ The first time I ever saw a Mac was 1994, in the California State Fullerton University book store. (I had learned how to use a computer on a PC and...Read More » ”
Posted by: Debra McManus - Apple Lover
“ Go ahead Steve, start creating the next generation of technology up in your iCloud. Thanks for creating a world I love! We'll miss you. ”
Posted by: Caitlyn Rusley - Burlingame, CA
“ The future won't be the same without you Mr. Jobs. We will always be left wondering, "what if..." Peace be with you! ”
Posted by: Jamie Babcock - iFormer employee
“ Dear Steve. May your soul rest in the hands of the Lord. ”
Posted by: Rosita Hartley - Client
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Posted by: June Christina Whitaker
“ Bravo Steve. You did a great job for Us. We thank you for that. We greately miss you ”
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“ like Job in the bible, while he gave everything to the people of the world, obedience played a key role in his existence here on earth. God took...Read More » ”
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Posted by: Lena Faye Johnson - Dale City, VA
“ An American icon gone. Irreplacable. RIP Steve..... ”
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“ We love and miss you, Steve. My husband an I discovered the news of your death on an iPhone, at church, one Wednesday evening. I pray this was a...Read More » ”
Posted by: Virginia W - a fan with heart
“ The most remarkable Genius of our time! His passing has left a void that will not be filled for many years to come! May he rest in Peace, but keep...Read More » ”
Posted by: Louise - Admirer
“ Steve you will be greatly missed and you changed the world of communications more than any other individual in modern times. You will be remembered...Read More » ”
Posted by: Sheila - Admirer and Fan
“ I still get teary-eyed when I'm reminded of Steve Jobs' all-too-untimely passing. He was my idol. Also a child of the 60's, I could identify with...Read More » ”
Posted by: Lois Randall - Yarmouth, ME
“ I'm still trying to come to terms with the loss of Steve Jobs. I feel lucky to have lived at the same time as he did, for he improved my life in so...Read More » ”
Posted by: Sian - customer
“ We were very fortunate to get to meet Steve only once. We will never forget that day because it was the day that Vice President Al Gore was...Read More » ”
Posted by: Sally & Daniel Crua
“ I bought my first MAC around 1982. As I remember it was 1 megabite. I upped the models until this G4 (desk top and laptop) ...it's outdated butstill...Read More » ”
Posted by: Robin Harris - Port Huron, MI
“ Rest in Peace, God needed you more! God Bless your sole! ”
Posted by: Judy & Joe Rauback
“ Wow, I read that he worked until the last day. It looked like he did want to leave, but he had to go. So sad. His obsession on creating a highly...Read More » ”
Posted by: Chewy - Consumer
“ Simplicity and genius combined in one great lively APPLE heart; Steve Job. You touched many lives with your efficient and easy to use computer...Read More » ”
Posted by: Ama Mundi - Mother of Apple DBA
“ The most innovative man of our time. We are sad that he is gone. Thankful for what he did to make the world a better place for all of us. ”
Posted by: Stacey Thompson - none
“ God took one of his shining apples to return to the garden of life in heaven. May the perpetual light shine upon your soul and you rest in peace. ”
Posted by: joan louise - friend
“ The world has loss a great man who brought us all out of the dark ages as far as I'm concerned. He is and will always be missed. My heartfelt...Read More » ”
Posted by: Gerri Grime Allgood - fan
“ The entire world has suffered a tremendous loss with the passing of Steve Jobs. He was a true genius who altered our communication world in such an...Read More » ”
Posted by: Katherine Morris
“ October 5 -- A sad day for the world, the future. Why do I cry for this man that I've never met? But, yet, I have met him. Because in every...Read More » ”
Posted by: Patty
“ The vision you carved out changed the world forever, and Apple is on such a great destiny with your hard work and purpose. You are a true hero of our...Read More » ”
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Posted by: John Wallace III - Bel Air, MD
“ In 1985 my first MAC was the 512K.I created a hairstyling make over system and hold a US patent in my name. Thank you Steve Jobs ”
Posted by: Vito Blancato - Port St. Lucie, FL
“ I love my Apple devices. Have had one or more since 1985. Thanks Steve. Your Genius will be missed. ”
Posted by: Carolyn
“ Dearest Steve Jobs, how do we let go of you as part of our world, you were a genius & you gave the world so much yet we are at a loss without you. . ...Read More » ”
Posted by: Cherie
“ Mr. Steve Jobs was a Brilliant, World Changing Genius who will be missed by many.Rest in Peace! ”
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“ Steve....A brillant light forever dimmed....may you rest in peace. ”
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“ rip ”
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“ Rest in peace Steve. You were a very intelligent human being. ”
Posted by: Rose - a consumer
Posted by: Susan Hubbart
“ iLove my Apple products and feel deeply saddened by the loss of Steve Jobs. Not only was he a maverick within the computer industry, but also an...Read More » ”
Posted by: Linda - Admirer and customer
“ I remember getting out first Macintosh in 1994. It was packed with 80mb of RAM. WOw! I stayed up nights learning Photoshop 2.0, Quark, Illustrator......Read More » ”
Posted by: Patricia - follower
“ Sadly again the great and good die young. You have contributed so much to our world and could have done so much more. Your contributions will help...Read More » ”
Posted by: David Paulsen
“ What a true visionary that was lost in Steve Jobs. His wonderful mind helped bring so many truely awesome gadgets into our lives. My deepest sympathy...Read More » ”
Posted by: Kim Wilkerson
“ Steve, you made us all proud of you and your accomplishments and so very proud you did it as an American. We're hearing so much negative about...Read More » ”
Posted by: MaryJane Millner - An admirer.
“ RIP ”
Posted by: Maureen
“ I sent Steve an email once because I was not satisfied by Apple customer service. His office called me on his behalf and rectified my problem...Read More » ”
Posted by: Patricia
“ I thank you humlby for sharing your wisdom JJWY ”
Posted by: Philly - OALpihqfiVzIL, CA
“ I am new to the Apple world and am enjoying my I phone 4 thanks to you Steve......continue to share all your brilliance in Heaven. Rest in Peace ”
Posted by: Cinnamon Hrabe
“ To the Jobs family I feel your loss. What a journey Steve took us on. You will never be forgotten. RIP Steve!! ”
Posted by: Donna Richardson
“ the world and apple will never be the same without you ,you will truly be missed ”
Posted by: bern - fan
“ Thank you Steve, I love all my Apple products, they have truly changed my life. You will be missed! ”
Posted by: Susan
“ The world is a better place because Steve Jobs was in it. Written on my Macbook Pro. ”
Posted by: Austin Dunn
“ Thank you Steve Jobs, for making my computer experiences much easier, and my portfolio much brighter. You will be missed by many. ”
Posted by: Samantha Eden
“ Thank you for sharing your visions with the whole world... ”
Posted by: Mirian
“ You were and always be Apple. May you rest in peace now and may your family find comfort in knowing that people like me, who never personally knew...Read More » ”
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Posted by: Fernando Marturet - Aventura, FL
“ Am sorry to here of your lost steven was wonder as a man and a friend hè has done and well do wonderful thing. For the world may he be at rest now...Read More » ”
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“ iSad! iWeep!! iMourn!!! ... I love and thank you for everything, Steve. You will live on in all our "i"s and our hearts. ”
Posted by: LiLy - Admirer
“ Love you, Steve. ”
Posted by: Tom - Follower
“ RIP Mr Jobs you will be truly missed ”
Posted by: Kim Goodwin - fan
“ Rest in peace Mr. Jobs. You gave the world innovation, inspiration and joy. We will not see a visionary like you anytime soon. ”
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“ THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU GAVE THE WORLD, YOUR TECHNOLOGY INSPIRES US ALL ONE DAY I WILL HOPEFULLLY BE ABLE TO HAVE ONE OF YOUR PRODUCTS BUT I...Read More » ”
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“ thank you for what u gave to the world, god bless your family veronica ”
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“ Steve, The world was forever changed by your visions, your drive, and your inspiration. whether it was you giving us the best keynote presentations...Read More » ”
Posted by: Scott - Apple Fan
“ My thoughts and prayers are with the family of Steve Jobs'. A man who was devoted to his beloved wife and children. A brillant man that certainly...Read More » ”
Posted by: C. Wilson - Atlanta, GA
“ Thank you, Steve ”
Posted by: Kelley
“ I really did not anticipate how hard the passing of Steve Jobs would hit me. I cannot even begin to tell you how sad I am. My heart is truly heavy :'...Read More » ”
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“ Thank you steve for your contribution to the world of computer technology that has changed the world forever. God Bless you Steve,you are one of a...Read More » ”
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“ Our deepest condolences to Mr. Jobs family, we will be forever endebted to him for making this a better world full of new discoveries. Rest In Peace...Read More » ”
Posted by: Martha Calderon
“ Thank you Steve for making learning fun for all the special education students I taught. I was not good at computers, none of us where, but you found...Read More » ”
Posted by: Lynn Metzger
“ Because of Steve Jobs, I am a better person. We are a better world. My aging brain has been consistently stimulated and thrills to the opening and...Read More » ”
Posted by: Gaye - apple obsessed
“ You have lived a life that confirms that nothing great has ever been accomplished without passion. To have watched the evolution of your passion...Read More » ”
Posted by: Sharin
“ Unending prescence ”
Posted by: Steve
“ R.I.P. I loved your products. ”
Posted by: Angel Dickerson
“ You will forever be in our hearts and lives ”
Posted by: Shayla Hanna Mead - friend
“ My heart felt sympathy to mr Jobs family. The world will not be the same without him. BUT, ONE THING FOR SURE WE WILL NEVER FORGET HIM. R.I.P MR JOBS...Read More » ”
Posted by: LORNA - FAN
“ To Mrs. Powell-Jobs: My heart is crying for Steve, & your entire family. I have followed Steve through this terrible illness -- & lost my husband @...Read More » ”
Posted by: Marcia Palmer
“ A brilliant mind that forever changed a world. He will be missed. ”
Posted by: Tracie
“ Steve rest in peace...you were so brave and fought so hard...thank you for all the memories...you are truly missed...you brought much joy in all the...Read More » ”
Posted by: Shannon okeson - Cancer sister
“ iSad :) May the Lord bless your family, especially during the coming days. Thank you for sharing all your great ideas with us. ”
Posted by: Chuck Excell
“ Thank you for my first computer, the student Macintosh, and for the GUI. May you rest in peace. ”
Posted by: Gracey Lee Sweetie
“ Your vision impacted the lives of many. RIP Steve. ”
Posted by: Michael Olivis
“ Thank you Steve. God Bless your family and Apple. ”
Posted by: Bret Wolschleger - Apple User
“ There are people who are great and there are people who admire greatness. Steve Jobs was both. He cared about everyone which translated into products...Read More » ”
Posted by: Michele P. Galloway - MD
“ To the family of Steve jobs I am just a buyer of an I pad, a no one, but one who cares about your loss. In death A's in life I'm sure Steve is doing...Read More » ”
Posted by: Sheryl Derouin - Racine, WI
“ You fought the good fight. May you rest in peace. ”
Posted by: Janice - Washington, DC
“ WOW I can share a memory because I own an IPHONE. This was surely a great man! He will forever be remembered through out the world. God bless! ”
Posted by: patricia blade
“ May your light continue to shine through all the people you touched through your genius. Even though I was never a fanboy, I do respect and admire...Read More » ”
Posted by: Carlos G. Solano - Chicago, IL
“ There are three apples that changed the world.....the one Eve ate, the one that dropped on Newton's head and the one that Steve Jobs built. ”
Posted by: H. Hamilton
“ THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU GAVE AND DID ALL MY LOVE TO FOR LOVE ONE THANK YOU ”
Posted by: Bill wall
“ Stay hungry, stay foolish. ”
Posted by: Bev Rivera
“ Estoy realmente conmovida por este deceso, creo que ha sido todo un personaje digno de una admiracion, siempre te tendremos presente al encernder...Read More » ”
Posted by: Laura Santos
“ I didn't know you personally, but you have impacted the world and came into our home and impacted the way we communicate with each other and the...Read More » ”
Posted by: Casey & Shankar Rampersaud - NJ
“ Having earned a living for over 23 years specializing in Mac computers, I have wondered at, cheered for, and been inspired by the man, the vision,...Read More » ”
Posted by: Elizabeth Riddle
“ THANK YOU, STEVE! THANK YOU, GOD! THANK YOU, LIFE! REST IN PEACE, STEVE! ”
Posted by: Rev. Kenneth O. Garcia
“ You changed the world and you well be missed. RIP ”
Posted by: Pamela Jones Smith
“ the world is a better place because of you. Rest in Peace. ”
Posted by: Nora
“ Amazing Person! Even though i didnt personally know ya i used your products to build my business and thoroughly enjoyed them. When i bought my first...Read More » ”
Posted by: Jordan Tower - a fan
“ RIP Steve Jobs ”
Posted by: suzanne - ipad2 owner
“ Will miss you....:-( ”
Posted by: Giselle - Seal Beach, CA
“ Every once in a while, a true genius like you steps on our earth and leaves an indelible imprint on all of our lives. 200 years from now, you will...Read More » ”
Posted by: PC-California
“ the world is full of remarkable things. ”
Posted by: margo Valverde - new york, NY
“ Thank you Steve for making our world a much better place. You've been a truly inspiring hero to both my husband and me from the very start of Apple's...Read More » ”
Posted by: Lisa Nason - A Fan
“ Mr. Jobs, Two ipods and iphone later, I've gotten over my fear of using them and am proud to say that I am a Apple user because of you and your...Read More » ”
Posted by: Rose - a fan
“ WAY TO YOUNG TO LEAVE,SUCH A GIFTED MAN,EVERY ONE WILL MISS STEVE JOBS VERY MUCH,REST IN PEACE ”
Posted by: RUTH BRADEN RHODEN
“ Just that time is precious and in his death he has left a hole and legacy ”
Posted by: Karen - Concerned human being
“ We will remember you for ever. ”
Posted by: fei li
Posted by: Adnan Al-Kujuk
“ Thanks, steve, the world would be so different if you had not contributed so much. Thank you. ”
Posted by: iPhone lover - none
“ When mankind remembers the "Babyboom Generation" I hope it will be compared to the life of Steven Jobs. He was a humble man who united the world...Read More » ”
Posted by: Susan Trickel
“ thank you, mr jobs, for the immeasurably profound gifts of your creativity and genius that you shared w/ us. my heart aches and i am saddened for...Read More » ”
Posted by: roslyn
“ Thank you for all you have done for the world. May you rest in peace my friend. Sylvia ”
Posted by: Sylvia
“ RIP ”
Posted by: SUE
“ I am so saddened by your death. I enjoyed watching you so much at each of the Apple product launches. You were an inspiration to the world and...Read More » ”
Posted by: Constance Neven - Westmont, IL
“ A great visionary that will truly be missed. ”
Posted by: Cynthia
“ Steve Jobs, one of the greatest minds in history and possibly of our generation has passed away. He was a visionary, a genius and mastermind that was...Read More » ”
Posted by: Ryan Nguyen
“ The world has lost a massive person of great value to the future. He has given us so much knowledge and technology that in his hands has no end....Read More » ”
Posted by: Annie Jones
“ Dear Steven Paul Jobs, I want to thank you for all of the things that you have done in your lifetime. Not only did you advance the world in the...Read More » ”
Posted by: Marshall H - App Store Developer
“ I wanted to add to the other memory. Whenever Steve paid a visit to me here in Dallas it was better than DisneyLand. Steve always brought with him...Read More » ”
Posted by: Erin Marie - Dallas, TX
“ What an incredible human being!!! He will be greatly miss but deeply appreciated for his contributions to man kind and planet earth. ”
Posted by: Lawana - admirer
“ "Your candle burned out long before.....Your legend ever did" Thank you for the opportunity to spend the last 17 years working for the best...Read More » ”
Posted by: Linda DiSalvo-Young - Morgan Hill, CA
“ I wish I could have met you, Men like you should live forever, God took you too soon ”
Posted by: Doris
“ My dear friend, Thank you for all the wonderful inspirations you have given us through marketing ads. "Think different" has stuck with us. You...Read More » ”
Posted by: Mario Roy
“ God Bless you and your family. Sorry for your loss ”
Posted by: jean wright
“ My dear friend, Thank you for all you have done for the world. May you rest in piece. Sylvia ”
Posted by: Sylvia Roy
“ I remember Steve from the first day we met. I was six and we met in someone's kitchen in Dallas. He introduced himself and I was enthralled from...Read More » ”
Posted by: Erin Marie - Dear friend
“ May God bless the family in their time of bereavement. ”
Posted by: cynthia green - glen burnie, MD
“ Steve Jobs Our world is a better place because of you. Thank you! ”
Posted by: Susan - Apple lover
“ The world has lost a genius. May you find your way to paradise above. Rest in peace ”
Posted by: The Redmosquito - fan
“ My son works for the company and is so sickened at Steve's passing. He told me when he was a child, "mama if you had some money you would need to...Read More » ”
Posted by: Eva Higby
“ RIP ”
Posted by: Margaret
“ You were a genious with the living and I'm sure you will make a difference in the hereafter. ”
Posted by: Patricia Damewood - Admirer
“ May his vision, creativity and world compassion inspire AND ignite the world to carry on his legendary work and set our differences apart to make...Read More » ”
Posted by: carmen Neuharth - admirer
“ He was an awesome inventor may he rest in peace ”
Posted by: jenni
“ Rest in Peace Steve Jobs, and thank you for sharing your genius products along with your great speeches with the public! You were an icon and someone...Read More » ”
Posted by: Barbara Goldstein Forman
“ What can you say, when you realize you have been in the century of a true original. At 86 I am still using Apple and living a connected life.It's...Read More » ”
Posted by: doris brown byerly - Sun Valley, ID
“ Dear Laurene My thoughts and prayers go out to you and your children ”
Posted by: Bernardo Herrera - Friend
“ From just a few quotes I read, I sensed and became drawn to the conclusion; Steve developed critical thinking as a young man and ever so tightly...Read More » ”
Posted by: Doug Hill - Admirer
“ I was born in 1974 so by the time the first Mac was introduced in 1984, I was 10 and boy did I spend some time on that machine! It was the beginning...Read More » ”
Posted by: Lisa
“ Dear Jobs Family, Rest in Peace Steve Jobs, you helped make the world such a better place. You were an icon in my book and I knew that when I bought...Read More » ”
Posted by: Barbara Forman
“ RIP! Thanks for your brilliance for giving me an APPLE II & iphone experience ”
Posted by: KELVIN G - APPLE II fan
“ STEVE JOBS, the man who "unlocked" and "befriended" the" World". Thanks, may you rest in peace. ”
Posted by: Harry W - A friend.
“ Steve thanks you for what you have done, thank you for making devices like the iPad that are so simple that my two year old daughter uses with it...Read More » ”
Posted by: David Leonardis
“ Namaste. ”
Posted by: Laurie - friend
“ A simple "thank you" is not enough for all you have given to the world. You will always be remembered for your intelligence, perseverence,and words...Read More » ”
Posted by: ANITA - admirer
“ You made a difference. ”
Posted by: Sheryl - admirer
“ Steve your light will burn forever. You were an extraordinay man with a vision that changed the world. We owe you much gratitude. Rest in Peace! ”
Posted by: connie williams - fan
Posted by: Beautiful Girl - Fan
“ Thank you for the Light you have given to us. And may one of us use your Flame to light our own candle; and may it burn as bright and as powerful as...Read More » ”
Posted by: Philip M. Johnson
“ A brilliant man..changed the world in so many ways! Technology will probably come to a halt, no one can match your wit, intelligence or standards...Read More » ”
Posted by: Audrey - dayton, NJ - no relation
“ Steve, I have enjoyed the exciting ride with you since 1983 and will continue too into the future. If there are other dimensions to our lives, I'm...Read More » ”
Posted by: Bob Brenner - Carefree, AZ
“ You were a great man, may you rest in peace. ”
Posted by: Blanca E Torres - Friend
“ My first PC was an AppleII with AOL,IE included what a thrill not to mention quick pix for the kids and later on "APPLE WORKS" ”
Posted by: Nestor Patino-Bueno - follower
“ I had the honor of meeting Steve for the first time in 1985 when I was working for Apple Computer. What exciting times these were, fresh out of...Read More » ”
Posted by: Greg Myers - Dallas, TX
“ Thank you Mr. Jobs for all you did. Rest in Peace now. ”
Posted by: Gayle Sch - a customer
Posted by: Heidi Worcester
“ Thank you for all of your contributions; you made the world a better place by inventing vital technology solutions in which we can use for now and in...Read More » ”
Posted by: Lissa
“ Listening to the tributes and hearings Steve's words and philisophy about Life, inspire me to be more passionate and to truly fulfill my own true...Read More » ”
Posted by: Greg Autry - Aliso Viejo, CA
“ Great innovator of our times.He touched us, We touch one or the many Apple products in our everyday life ”
Posted by: Rangarajan
“ You have done so much for the world, Thank You Rest in Peace. Angela Nucci ”
Posted by: Angela Nucci
“ thank you for sharing with the world....... ”
Posted by: carol kuchar
“ My prayers go out to the Jobs family. You never really know Cancer until it hits just too close to home. He is no longer suffering or in pain. He was...Read More » ”
Posted by: Yetta Julianne - Mourner.
“ I JUST WANT TO SAY, THANKS FOR ALL OF YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS THAT YOU MADE TO THE WORLD, RIP STEVE JOBS. ”
Posted by: Annette C. Johnson Ewell
“ After seeing my first Macintosh in 1984, I knew it would be the foundation of my own business. I was one of the first "desktop publishing specialists...Read More » ”
Posted by: Peggy Wang
“ Thanks!!! I love my Ipod can't live without it! RIP ”
Posted by: Nycole - admirer
Posted by: Karen - admirer
“ Inspiring human being, great thinker, and someone who has touched so many lives. He will be missed. My condolances to his family. ”
Posted by: Brett - Iphone, ipad user
“ Thank you Mr.Jobs. You have changed our world.You will be dearly missed. Rest In Peace. Khemphet ”
Posted by: khemphet - fan
“ Mine is not a personal memory because I never had the opportunity to meet this great man. My memory of Steve Jobs is the fact that he gave the...Read More » ”
Posted by: Susan Carr
“ Steve Jobs wow'd me with the introduction of the iMac and iPhone. If anyone would have said I would love my Mac machines so much I would have...Read More » ”
Posted by: John Teel - albuqueruqe, NM
“ He knew what we needed before we wanted it ”
Posted by: Charles
“ "Let no one weep for me, or celebrate my funeral with mourning; for I still live, as I pass to and fro through the mouths of men." - Quintus Ennius...Read More » ”
Posted by: Kim - consumer
“ Thank you for not being afraid to dream. You taught us so much more than technology. ”
Posted by: Cynthia Jensen
“ Goon much too soon. R.I.P. ”
Posted by: Mary L. Nadrowski - Bartlett, IL
“ You have changed our lives in infinite ways. May you rest in peace ”
Posted by: Suchi - fan
“ What a terrible loss for the computer industry. My prayers are with his family! May he rest in peace. ”
Posted by: Mary G.
“ I remember my our first ipods and then... or now.. our iPhones...such genius. I hope someone I'n your camp will be able to keep up with your...Read More » ”
Posted by: Caroline Terrell - Albany , NY
“ I have always viewed Steve Jobs as a part of my life because he truly has made an impact on the way I share my ideas, create, listen to music, and...Read More » ”
Posted by: Amy Greenberg - Brooklyn, NY
“ RIP ”
Posted by: Terence ONG - Friend
“ A brilliant light that was taken too soon. ”
Posted by: Patricia Olsen
“ Daylight became pale a bit yesterday ”
Posted by: Ekaterina
“ Your mind was a creative and wonderful gift and you were a kind person who cared about things that were important. You really inspired many people....Read More » ”
Posted by: J. Cates
“ I lost a friend, a mentor, a leader. The fate of the world has changed through your charisma and your vision. You have inspired our generation and we...Read More » ”
Posted by: Jean Hyacinthe - Hallandale Beach, FL
“ Dear Steve, Thank you for giving me the chance to become a great photographer with your amazing product. I had a dream with you and Ansel Adams in...Read More » ”
Posted by: Mary Church - product user
“ Steve Jobs has changed my life, amazing me with great tech since I was 4. ”
Posted by: Quinn Vinlove - Fairbanks, AK
“ Thanks to your greatness I am what I am today a truly Apple fan, my first computer and emac, I madly fall in love with it and since then all I 've...Read More » ”
Posted by: karol diaz - just a admirer
“ Heavenly Angels, take him gently. Al-hum-de-Allah ”
Posted by: KEV RILEY
“ Steve I will always remember you and because of you and what you have done you have changed my life forever. rest in peace Todd Peabody, Mass ”
Posted by: Todd
“ Rest in peace dear brilliant star you have shone your brightness for all to be in awe... ”
Posted by: Maggie Barra - Customer
“ Rest in peace Steve. Thank you for all our great and fun tech products. Your legacy will live on forever. We will never forget you. Much love to...Read More » ”
Posted by: Cille De Primo - Friend
“ rest in peace ”
Posted by: Debi - admirer
“ I just want to say rest in peace.....and I hope the media doesent give extra greif to the family ....on Mr. Jobs final day here going to his resting...Read More » ”
Posted by: Trudy Baxter
“ God created creator of largest company on earth, took him back where the creators belong, long live the father of invention and creation. ”
Posted by: Usman Baig - Holmdel, NJ
“ The apple fell from the tree, but the tree still lives and bears much fruit! Blessings and peace to the family. ”
Posted by: BB - Fairfield, IA - none
“ He was a incredible man whose creations were phenomenal. They enabled us do unimaginable things. He was an inspiration. He challenged us to do better...Read More » ”
Posted by: CLB - New Brunswick, NJ
“ Nam myoho renge kyo Steve ”
Posted by: Barb - admirer
“ God Bless the family of Steve Jobs ”
Posted by: Joan
“ Our prayers are with your family ”
Posted by: Marie
Posted by: EDGAR koinchgorc
“ I will never forget the moment I bought my first iPod 2Gen about 8 years ago or so. That was my first experience with Apple and since then I have not...Read More » ”
Posted by: Elias
“ I'll never forget going to the Apple Headquarters 2 yrs ago and shopping in the store. #iSad ”
Posted by: Karen
“ Every time I click on a symbol, be it with my GPS, computer or cell phone, I will remember Steve Jobs. His vision brought us the technology as we...Read More » ”
Posted by: Patrick Mason
“ Sorry you had to go so soon,you made a huge difference so thank you. You will be forever missed. ”
Posted by: karyn patrick
“ The world has lost a great man. Thank for what you have done for the world. You will be missed. ”
Posted by: Sal - Groton, CT - Consumer
“ America has lost the greatest visionary of my generation way too soon. Rest in peace Steve Jobs. May God open his arms to greet & welcome you. ”
Posted by: Denise 1955 - ADMIRER
“ "Rest in Peace" We all are glad you shared your genius with us. You gave your all and many with be forever grateful. Rita ”
Posted by: Rita
“ "ONE man CAN and DID make a difference....Thank you STEVE JOBS for all you did to make our lives better....and for being such an inspiration to us...Read More » ”
Posted by: Joseph Dwight Cashwell Jr
“ R.I.P. Steve. The world has lost a great man. A man that could see pass all technologies and take us into the future. Steven Paul Jobs you will be...Read More » ”
Posted by: Nancy P McNelis Nepi - Admirer
“ Thank you for improving our lives ”
Posted by: bev smith
“ Rest in Peace Brother Jobs. You were a wonder! ”
Posted by: andrea whiting - admirer
“ I don't think our country was prepared for our loss but maybe God is.And I thank God for your 56 yrs. here and all you have given of yourself to...Read More » ”
Posted by: Peggy Ferguson - St Augustine, FL
“ Steve you placed the world in my hand. Thank you! ”
Posted by: Bailey Robin - Washington, DC
“ You lite up all our lives Steve with your innovation and creativity that led us to complete freedom in Technology that allowed all of us to...Read More » ”
Posted by: Diane M Watson - Friend
“ Steve Jobs was a visionary who inspired so many people and brought the joy of discovery to thousands and thousands. We are all in his debt. ”
Posted by: Mary Ann
“ The IPad changed my mothers life. She is 90 and in a wheelchair. The Ipad brought the world to her. Thank you. ”
Posted by: kathleen - D9C3F
“ Thank you for you contributions. Rest in peace. ”
Posted by: Felicia McCullen
“ What a brilliant man. He vision allowed me to create movies and books for dearly departed members of my family and more joyous occasions like...Read More » ”
Posted by: Ann - Apple for life
“ You will be missed. My daughter has learned alot off of the ipod, iphone and ipad. You will always be remembered. ”
Posted by: Missy Woods
“ The iPad 2 has offered the most entertainment and the best educational forum I have ever had. Steve Jobs is our generation's Einstein. ”
Posted by: Susieq - iPad 2 owner
“ My heartfelt sympathy goes out to Mr Jobs' family. The world has lost an iconic figure that touched and changed the world in multiple aspects...Read More » ”
Posted by: Michelle - none
“ YOU WILL BE SORELY MISSED. YOU ARE TRULY A GENIUS THAT WAS WAY AHEAD OF YOUR TIME. MAY YOU REST IN PEACE. ”
Posted by: AKILAH WATSON - A DEDICATED FAN
“ Although I am two years older, he made me wish I was 20+ years younger so I could come up on the heels of his accomplishments in all that is computer...Read More » ”
Posted by: Mary L Rogers
“ Steve Jobs, thank you for all you have given the World in our generation and generations to come... ”
Posted by: janet Stratton
“ I am so glad you opened our eyes for the future. You changed our world and our children,grandkids for our generations to come. I do want the family...Read More » ”
Posted by: Theresa Alexander
“ Steve is gone from us now but will never be fogotten. The world is better because of him. ”
Posted by: Larry Griffin - fan
“ A huge loss for the world. ”
Posted by: Kiran Puri - An Admirer
“ Brilliant man - Thank You for your inspiration and for what you created. ”
Posted by: Karen Brooks - fan
“ We mourn the passing of a maverick. The world of communication has quite impossibly shoes to fill, ones that cannot be equaled, thus most likely...Read More » ”
Posted by: yvonne Felix - Admirer
“ Amazing, simply amazing man Steve Jobs will be missed terribly as the great person he was but the great visionary of all times...May his light...Read More » ”
Posted by: chimi - consumer
“ We lost a beautiful mind....who left us an amazing legacy! ”
Posted by: Rozanne & Brandall
“ I too am being watched for cancer,bed bond unable too hold my lap I got a iPad year ago and have been on it every day. Thank You Steve Jobs! You...Read More » ”
Posted by: Ramona Tyler
“ I'm not sure why but Mr. Jobs passing has touched me.My thoughts are with his family at this time,may you find comfort in memories you share. ”
Posted by: Gloria Hatcher
“ Greatly gifted, an Icon the world will never forget. How special were we to have you in our lives even if we didn't know you. You brought great joy...Read More » ”
Posted by: Carol Czarnecki - an admirer
“ You changed how smarter people connected to the world, thank you ”
Posted by: nick schoonover - admirer
“ Thanks Steve Jobs ”
Posted by: Ronald King - Mac O
“ Mr. Steve Jobs Is our generations Albert Einstein. I will always thank you for sharing your talents and knowledge with the world. May God Bless you...Read More » ”
Posted by: Audrey Serrur
“ THANK YOU ”
Posted by: CAMILLE SELVITELLA - MAC FAN
“ You were one of the greatest of my time. You will be greatly missed. ”
Posted by: Adrianna Cerda
“ Steve, you will be missed. Our sympathies to your family and loved ones. God bless you ”
Posted by: N. Nardoni - Customer / fan
“ you will be dearly missed by many , thanks for what you have shared the world . rest in GOD's care , love and comfort. ”
Posted by: marilyn baldoza
“ May you rest in peace. Our world will miss the desire and ability you had for all of us to share in your genius and greatness. ”
Posted by: CN Albuquerque
“ Iremember the first time I was introduced to a Ipod. I was very reluctant to get it because I love having the radio on a walkman. Living in NYC I...Read More » ”
Posted by: janice sahadat - self
“ Thank you reverantly for reflections creating possibilities no one dreamed lay close. Dreams that came into being true to this realm not far away...Read More » ”
Posted by: Loren Young - palo alto, CA
“ Steve set out to do what he loved and changed the WORLD R.I.P. Steve..... ”
Posted by: nancy Forbes - friend
“ Thank you for sharing your incredible mind with all of us. Your legacy will live on with us all forever! Rest in Peace! ”
Posted by: Liz Wilson
“ Remarkable man. One hundred percent human. ”
Posted by: Cory cucurullo
“ The Genius is going HOME R.I.P. ”
Posted by: NESTOR - Devoted EVANGELIST!
“ Thanks ”
Posted by: Carolyn Brehm
“ Thank you, steve jobs. without you, i'd still be sleeping in. ”
Posted by: Sammi
“ I owe much of my career to your inventions steve, thank you for being so brave with your visions... ”
Posted by: Jennifer
“ Thankyou for everything, my deepest sympathy to your family. ”
Posted by: Linda
“ One of the kind. Great Mind, Great Thoughts. It is terrible loss to the world ”
Posted by: Murali - fan
“ One who left his imprint on the world. He will be Remembered. Deepest Sympathy to his family. ”
Posted by: Elsie
“ Psalm 21 "The Lord is my shepherd..." May my condolences be with the Jobs Family. ”
Posted by: Buddy Barker
“ RIP Steve Condolences to the Jobs family. May god give you the strength you need to deal with your loss. ”
Posted by: ursula Laforest - Friend
“ Your light will always remain bright as you opened so many worlds to us. Above all........your INTEGRITY was always intact as was your love of...Read More » ”
Posted by: Judie Wm's - admirer
“ #RIP SteveJobs Isad ”
Posted by: L.S
“ He helped us connect to the world in a way none of us could have imagined! May he rest in peace and may his family find comfort in knowing the world...Read More » ”
Posted by: Sandie Weston
“ Thank you, Steve, for helping to make the world a brighter place. We all have enjoyed the fruits of your labors! God hold you in the palm of his...Read More » ”
Posted by: Sister Marie Kathleen
“ although i didn't know you personally it doesn't matter. i feel for your family as i just lost my husband in january of 2011. you were a great...Read More » ”
Posted by: diane lord - an admirer
“ R.I.P. Steve Jobs 1955-2011 you will be remembered. ”
Posted by: loving fan
“ . ”
Posted by: Pranav - Admirer
“ A great loss to the world. ”
Posted by: Mary
“ You meant so much to so many. You will live forever in my memories and in my heart. Thanks for all that you created. ”
Posted by: khalinka - Admirer
“ Too young, so very sad. May God grant your peace with no pain. ”
Posted by: mrs p - friend
“ Our family loves and owns every Apple device created. Our eldest son slept outside in line to buy the first iphone. So, when my 18-yr-old computer...Read More » ”
Posted by: Blake - Grateful Fan
“ R.I.P. Steve. You will be missed. ”
Posted by: Tracey Mcway
“ thank you for all your contributions to the world..RIP ”
Posted by: Lesley Eubank
“ may all his dreams continue to come true... ”
Posted by: tre soko - consumer
“ I first met and fell in love with Macintosh, all things Apple, and Steve Jobs as visionary in 1989 when my college advisor told me to take a...Read More » ”
Posted by: C.McIntosh
“ God bless The family and loved ones of Steve Jobs.... ”
Posted by: Martha Ann Layton
“ You are the true embodiment of the American Dream. You have truly enriched our lives and those of generations to come. May you rest in peace now,...Read More » ”
Posted by: Glenna Hanselman
“ My Condolences too family and friends may he R.I.P. ”
Posted by: Ernest Caissie
Posted by: Holly Stephey - Friend
“ Thank you for your contribution to the lives of creative people the world over. Rest in Peace. ”
Posted by: Anne - friend
“ Any human being that touches all of humanity with brilliance and creativity has a spark of the divine within them. You will be back and we can't wait! ”
Posted by: charlie - tempe, AZ - dvoted user
“ God Bless you Steve Jobs. iThank you for all you have done for us. ”
Posted by: Donna Rizor Longfellow
Posted by: Amanda Burroughs - user
“ Thanks for keeping me connected. Love all my Apple products and I had to have them all. ”
Posted by: Ann
“ You changed our lives forever -- for the better. ”
Posted by: Judy - fan
“ when I purchased my iphone, my ipod, my ipad and and my apple pc, I always thought, WOW, this guy is COOL!!! I watched your videos, I watched your...Read More » ”
Posted by: Lucia - fan
“ Thank you for all your wonderful products and your vision for the future Rest In Peace, your job is done! ”
Posted by: Connie Watson - None
“ Our Conndolences to Steve Job's Family and Friends. Our prayers are with you. My grandson works for Apple so we know how special Steve was!!! He will...Read More » ”
Posted by: Brenda Hale
“ From what I heard he fought a valiant fight. I lost My beloved father at age 62 to pancreatic cancer. I hope that more money goes to research. As a...Read More » ”
Posted by: Theresa - FIshkill, NY - None
“ i did notknow him but he inspires a new generation of people for every new device ”
Posted by: andres lopez
“ Thank you for organizing my life,enabling me to keep up with 2 teenagers,keeping my supply of tunes endless,creating the best presents ever. Because...Read More » ”
Posted by: susie johnson
“ RIP Steve Jobs !! ”
Posted by: Rosie Quinn
“ How blessed to be able to accomplish and contribute sooo much. His story is a fabulous one. May those closest to him find the comfort to fill the...Read More » ”
Posted by: Gracie Ortega - Phoenix, AZ
“ You have made our entire world a much better place because of your i products but mostly because of your own character. Thank you, Steve, God...Read More » ”
Posted by: Judith Rose - fan
“ Our prayers and condolences to his family ”
Posted by: Esteban R Lopez - Riveride, CA
“ Farewell....go gently in the night!...I am sure in the Great Beyond there are millions of mac adherents and adherents-to-be waiting to be evangelized...Read More » ”
Posted by: Lyle Hinks - mac fan
“ A true Outlier. You may be gone, but never forgotten. ”
Posted by: Rebecca
“ I had an Apple Mac when they first came out and loved it. Thank You Steve I am sendeding many prayers for his family and at the same time many...Read More » ”
Posted by: Lucy Spangler
“ Thanks for all you have given the world. You can't be replaced. Your brillance created awesome things. WOW........... ”
Posted by: Shelley
“ You will be missed. God bless. ”
Posted by: Nancy Bowe
“ In June 1985 I beta tested LISA @ Stanford Research Institute in Menlo Park, CA. It was a major productivity tool for extensive word processing and...Read More » ”
Posted by: Aviva Lev-Ari - user
“ enjoy da matrix enjoy all da mysteries of da universe i'm sure u have a big smile knowing what an impact u made on humanity enjoy paradise adios...Read More » ”
Posted by: joe - san diego, CA - fan
“ I'm really sad that Mr. Steve Jobs has passed away today. I'd just like to say that Mr. Jobs is my role model, idol, and hero. Thank you Mr. Jobs. ...Read More » ”
Posted by: Noah Stein (SuperTreaz)
“ A true visionary indeed. You have created one amazing company.. You are now free from cancer's grip. Rest is peace brilliant man! Gloria...Read More » ”
Posted by: Gloria Emerson - Consumer
“ God Bless You, and hug you tight. Thank you for EVERYTHING. Thank you for sharing YOU. ”
Posted by: Iris - admirer
“ Someone who has touched so many lives will truly be missed. My life and work has forever been changes by Mr. Jobs and his great work. ”
Posted by: Catherine Goodwin
“ Thank you ”
Posted by: laura m Lahr - close friend
“ Steve Jobs is for me, as for many, an inspiration and a great example. He inspired me to make things as simple as possible and keep them that way....Read More » ”
Posted by: Remco van Wessel - Amsterdam
“ Steve, I hope you will come back soon to guide us into yet another quantum leap into the unimaginable. I wish I could have met you and expressed my...Read More » ”
Posted by: Marlene Erdman
“ The world has lost a very great person today, and I bet heaven is rejoicing, what an exceptional human being, very blessed. He changed the life of so...Read More » ”
Posted by: Kathy - N/A
“ I wept when I heard that Steve died. My son is a minister and a professor with University of North Florida. A few years ago, his retina became...Read More » ”
Posted by: Wenda - Jacksonville, FL
“ You were an extraordinary light. ”
Posted by: LP Alvarez
“ The world has truly lost a great icon. Thanks for all you brought to our world to make it a better place. My thoughts and prayers to your family...Read More » ”
Posted by: Char Rodriguez - unknown friend
“ You will always be the Apple of our i products you will never be forgotten ”
Posted by: Annette - Apple user
“ I met Steve in 1980 at a computer store in Cupertino. They were promoting the apple II. I should have invested then. ”
Posted by: guy - Fremont, CA - friend
“ Thank you for shareing your brilleant mind with the world. ”
Posted by: Margaret Scott - Admirer
“ A great concentration of energy finding it's way back to the pool from which we all emerged. I am selfishly in grief, putting aside my fantasy of...Read More » ”
Posted by: Scott L. Bankston
“ A good visionary thinks about how he can touch the lives of many individual not how many individuals can touch his life….Mr. Jobs has given us a...Read More » ”
Posted by: Pallavi - Shelton, CT
“ Steve Jobs is the reason we have Mac computers in our home. My husband was a Mac fanatic! He died last Friday, and now he and Steve can play with...Read More » ”
Posted by: Diane Madigan - mac user
“ I did not know you personally but I recognize your contribution to the world, to your family and your friends. May you rest in peace Mr. Jobs. May...Read More » ”
Posted by: Tracy Norman
“ RIP -- you've given the world so much -- you will be remembered everyday when someone uses their IPOD, IPAD, IPHONE, etc. ”
Posted by: Gina DiIorio-Milot
“ Steve, Thank you for leading us all into a better, more user friendly, world of technology! I also admire your tenacity and the fact that you were...Read More » ”
Posted by: Dawn Hess - admirer
“ Great Job. We will miss you. ”
Posted by: Ashley Bi
“ Seeing of your death news on the ipad is so touching that i cant explain this feeling in words may your soul rests in peace. Love and Regards ...Read More » ”
Posted by: Ruchika Gaur - Miami, FL
“ RIP Steve P. Jobs You will miss you. ”
Posted by: Nancy Salas - Friend
“ Thank you for making the world a better place. We will miss you ! ”
Posted by: Patricia Ahner
“ A star has been dimmed. We love you Steve! As you will forever be in our hearts and at our fingertips. ”
Posted by: India
“ Not fully understanding who you "are" I was watchng "The Titian" on CNBC and your story fancasted me so much especially since I bought five Ipads,...Read More » ”
Posted by: Shirellediana - Baltimore, MD
“ Great Job ”
Posted by: Bertha Scott Boone - fan
“ His Mac computers have always intrigued me so much so that I bought the old PPC Macs first and love them. Apple has lost it's father. ”
Posted by: Bob
“ because of him i went out and bought a iPhone ”
Posted by: jacob - grand gorge , NY
“ Use a Mac and you will never go back...thanks Steve ”
Posted by: Jijulie - DC - Grateful Mac user
“ Good Job Steve ”
Posted by: lu - a fan
“ If there is one thing you taught us, it was: To thine ownself be true! ”
Posted by: Karen - admirer
“ RIP Steve P. Jobs We will miss you. RSC ”
Posted by: R. Sean Choquette - Friend
“ Thank you. You changed everything from my career as a designer to my workouts. You set out to change the world.. and you did. Rest in peace. ”
Posted by: Victoria
“ thank you for everything you have brought to this world you will be missed... ”
Posted by: trish
“ Rest in peace ”
Posted by: kathy Green
“ Thank you ”
Posted by: Samantha
“ i bet when you entered the peerly gates,God was playing on his ipad,listening to his ipod, and waiting for a call on his iphone.the WORLD will miss...Read More » ”
Posted by: roger - dubuque, IA - friend
“ Rest in peace ”
Posted by: Adam Antuna - Fan
“ My Condolences to the family of Steve Jobs. May God bless all you during your time of need. ”
Posted by: Clara Murrels
“ Rest peacefully Steve. You brought this world to a place that not many others could even dream of doing. ”
Posted by: Aaron Scherer - San Diego, CA
“ rest in peace Steve we will miss you but you'll stay always in our hearts and mind ”
Posted by: BAN S SALIH - owner of iphone
“ grateful for your genius, regret the loss. ”
Posted by: MARCIA LAKER
“ Thank you for thinking out of the box, when the box is all you have! Tanisha, Brooklyn NY ”
Posted by: Tanisha - A fan
“ Thank you for everything. You will always be remembered for generations to come. Probably even you didn't realize how much and how far you have...Read More » ”
Posted by: Amol Patil - Follower
“ This is one man who has touched everyones life young and old. He made this world a better place and more united than anyone else through his...Read More » ”
Posted by: Maureen Rose - no relationship
“ Rest In Peace...You were an amazing person & made our world a better place!!!! ”
Posted by: Sylvia Whittaker Butler
“ He lit a candle and demonstrated that we should never settle for the mediocrity of reality... as it happens to exist. Thank you for demonstrating...Read More » ”
Posted by: Sierra - admirer
“ The world is sad from losing such a great visionary....but all I can think of is his childern, wife and family. He made a difference - a good one ...Read More » ”
Posted by: Cathy - Admirer
“ I never was a technology person. After I saw the unveiling of the first IPad, I wanted one. I said Steve Jobs made an awesome piece of technology. I...Read More » ”
Posted by: Sheila D Bair Bey - Fan
“ God Bless Steve Jobs. He has enriched our lives in ways we could have never imagined. My thoughts and prayers are with his family. ”
Posted by: Darlene - customer
Posted by: michael rosenberg - new york, NY
“ Thank you for all the contributions you made to my life , the educational system and society in general . You were am amazingly talented and...Read More » ”
Posted by: Marsha
“ You'll be missed more then you could've even known. :( ”
Posted by: Marilyn
“ My heart felt wishes go out to Steve's family and close friends. I did not know him personally only from afar. I felt that he was a good person and a...Read More » ”
Posted by: Loretta Elliott - Chicago, IL
“ I started teacher business courses in 1977 when Steve Jobs began building the Apple computers in his garage. In 1984, I taught on Apple IIe, the the...Read More » ”
Posted by: Kathy shaw - A computer teacher
“ Although you are physically gone from this earth your light will continue to shine on for generations and generations to come. Elsa ”
Posted by: Elsa - loyal fan
“ R.I.P. ”
Posted by: Samira
“ Steve, May you rest your weary body with the knowledge that you truly have changed the world. May your family know how the world admired you. ”
Posted by: Sean-John Reidy
“ He made the world a better place. ”
Posted by: Paulette Kirkwood
“ thank you for being foolish ”
Posted by: Sharon Ricks - admirer
“ i really sad for who brougth his invented all around the world just pass away...and thank u at all, my condolences at his family... ”
Posted by: fernando - apple-fan
“ He was too young to leave! ”
Posted by: Ning Pan
“ Happy trails, Steve. Thank you for being such a tool in the betterment of my life, both professional and personal. Many sentiments sent via my...Read More » ”
Posted by: Carla Johnson
“ you will be remembered as a creative inventor that changed the lives of so many, as great inventors do. your name is forever written in history........Read More » ”
Posted by: val mowery - admirer
“ Steve Jobs was an inspiration and guiding light on this planet. He was a giving and caring person. And may his soul rest in peace. ”
Posted by: Stacey Rothman - admirer
“ Thank you Steve for all the beauty and simplicity you gave technology. You gave technology to the everyday person and made it fun! You will be...Read More » ”
Posted by: Lisa Hayes
“ Thank you for changing the world,God Bless ”
Posted by: Mike
“ You will be missed by all. You were a great man and give so much to all the people ”
Posted by: Lind
“ Steve you will always be my hero! ”
Posted by: Sandy
“ We have truly lost a genius the likes of which will never be seen again in my lifetime. Thank you Steve for your vision, your dedication, and for...Read More » ”
Posted by: Brian
“ My condolences to the family, he was a master of finding somehing good and making it better...will be missed but his memory will carry on forever...Read More » ”
Posted by: Joe Dulworth - Louisville, KY
“ RIP STEVE JOBS ”
Posted by: Sandra Holton
“ Rest in peace. The world will miss you. Gone much too soon. ”
Posted by: Linda
“ Steve, You have given the world so much...you are todays Einstein...you will be missed so much, by so many, we are so glad to have you in our...Read More » ”
Posted by: Jim Anselmo - Just an admirer
“ The world has said goodbye to a genius who was truly a gift from God. He was a great Humanitarian and helped change the World to be a better place...Read More » ”
Posted by: beth Evangelista - freehold, NJ
“ Steve- I have always admired yor accomplishments. I am a business associate of Apple and feel I have a personal connection to Apple and how it is...Read More » ”
Posted by: Debbie
“ A consummate salesman who surrounded himself with inventive and creative people and fortunately for us brought their ideas to market. ”
Posted by: Ian Parker - atlanta, GA
“ Stay Hungry, stay foolish...stay forever! ”
Posted by: Pierluigi Vacca - fan
“ THE UNIQUE GENIOUS BEHIND THE REVOLUTION OF THE MOBILE PHONE WILL BE SORELY MISSED. MY PRAYERS EXTEND TO HIM AND HIS LOVED ONES THROUGHOUT ETERNITY. ”
Posted by: SHELLY ELLIS HERRINGTON
“ Thank you! ”
Posted by: Annn - citizen
“ Jobs.....well done...you gave good and all of yourself for the good. An exceptional human being what life is all about. Peace on earth. May his life...Read More » ”
Posted by: ROXANNE DESCHAMBEAU
“ Thank you Steve for all you've done. May your family stay strong. ”
Posted by: Marianne Lilly
“ If I could describe mr jobs in 3 words i would say.....Brillant, Inspirational,and Legend. ”
Posted by: Shannon Tanner
“ RIP Steve Jobs. The world will miss you! ”
Posted by: KReadinger
“ R.I.P. Steve Jobs. Thank you for everything you brought to this world. Condolences to your family and friends. If rumors are true, another good one...Read More » ”
Posted by: Marsh
“ I know everyone wants to thank Steve Jobs for their I-pods pads and phones...but I want to thank you for the mouse. Bill Gates might have promoted it...Read More » ”
Posted by: Regina Lightfoot - New Tazewell, TN
“ Thank you for going with the gusto, for taking risks, for not living in fear of rejection, for knowing who you are, for teaching us life lessons.....Read More » ”
Posted by: Kat
“ Steve's Light will shine forever! We all are forever indebted to his brilliant mind & inventions!! ”
Posted by: Will Coffman
“ A poem in Memory of Steve Jobs Steve Jobs is in my pocket, He is in all of my electrical sockets. Steve’s ipod is in my ears, With music that...Read More » ”
Posted by: Rabbi Debra Eisenman - Lake Worth, FL
“ Thank you for your brilliance and sharing it with all of us. ”
Posted by: sp - a person touched
“ I never knew him personally, of course, and likewise. He was considered to me my technological savior, my role model. He made me want to seek a...Read More » ”
Posted by: Noah Dombrowsky
“ Thanks Steve....RIP George and Linda ”
Posted by: Linda - Admirer
“ you are our hero! you did leave lots of loving dings in the universe. thank you for all your contributions. ”
Posted by: gay naroff
“ You, the company you created, and ride you took us on was the best, you changed my life. You will be missed by the world. Thanks ”
Posted by: Rob S. - ex-employee 2799
“ As a senior citizen and gifted with a MacBook Pro recently by our son who is a loyal Apple customer I was sorry to hear of Steve Jobs recent passing....Read More » ”
Posted by: Pat Hudak - Bethel, CT
“ The world will miss Steve. I considered him to be the greatest engineer of all time. He changed life for almost everyone in the world. Bob... ”
Posted by: Robert Blechman
“ I was very saddened to hear of the loss of one of the greatest innovators in our time. I was fortunate enough to be married at the time to an...Read More » ”
Posted by: Jean Pickett - winter springs , FL
“ A brilliant light that shine forever ”
Posted by: pat
“ I will never forget the first time that I started computer classes and I didn't even know what a mouse was? I laugh out loud now. ”
Posted by: michele - Garnerville, NY - none
“ Thank you for the great innovations. You have changed the world. May you rest in peace. ”
Posted by: Cheryl
“ What a Great Man. So sad He passed so young. He had so much more to offer this World. Our Heart goes out to his Family. ”
Posted by: Stephan Atkinson
“ May God comfort the family of Steve Jobs. Thank you for going the extra mile to make a difference in this world. ”
Posted by: Pamela
“ A true visionary whose technological genius made our world a better place ”
Posted by: Amy
“ Steve, you will surly be missed! God Speed on all of your new endeavors! Semper Fi, Gunny USMC Retired/Disabled ”
Posted by: Gunny - Consumer
“ If it's not the quantity of years that count, but the quality, at least you had fun. Thanks for the memories. ”
Posted by: Judith - Vero Beach , FL
Posted by: Matina
“ . ”
Posted by: michael bush - santa cruz
“ Stevie: R I P Thanks, Life Time Apple User 28.5 yrs MOTOROLA ”
Posted by: David R Glenn - sebring, FL
“ I will never forget the first time I was put my hands on a macintosh. It was in Parsons new school university Ny . first you had to strudy how to...Read More » ”
Posted by: fernanda - admirer
“ Rest in peace! Your loss is the humanity loss! Thank you for all you done for all of us on this planet! ”
Posted by: Alina Matei
“ we are diminished ”
Posted by: michael bush - santa cruz
“ Steve Jobs dared to dream and caused our vision of the world to become bigger and deeper. He enlightened humanity with his insight and created a...Read More » ”
Posted by: Melody Prather - St. Joseph, MI
“ So sad APPLE is AWSOME ”
Posted by: Matthew W
“ Thank You Steve for your inavative visons and sharing those ideas with the world. You have made my life and millions of others so much easier to...Read More » ”
Posted by: Kenneth Bond
“ I, like millions of ohers. am very grateful for the briliance and inspiration you gave to this tired old world. Rest peacefully, Mr. Jobs. Thank...Read More » ”
Posted by: Susan Traina - thankful person
“ Steve was such a bright light in the world. We are at a loss for words. ”
Posted by: Mary Fogarty - friend
“ Thank you for all your hard work on making our work easier for us. God Bless to your family and Rest in Peace Steve. ”
Posted by: Mary Cotter
“ He made life fun for my generation, his generation. My 4 year old will know the name Steve Jobs as well or better than he will the name Albery...Read More » ”
Posted by: Tammy - Appple Generation Member
“ I know that the world has a heavy heart today because an amazing man has gone to be with Our Father - for Steve Jobs will never know what he has...Read More » ”
Posted by: Denise M. Canales
“ We will miss you Steve. You have been such an inspiration to us all and we will proudly carry the torch for you here at Apple. Time to rest. ”
Posted by: Tim Adkins - Employee of Apple
“ God Bless you and your family. ”
Posted by: Beverley
“ Thank's for being the Apple in all of our eyes gone but never will be forgotten! Dadrena ”
Posted by: Dadrena D Whigham - Detroit, MI
“ he touched us all...Thanks Steve ”
Posted by: Bradley R Helsten
“ Due to my computer programming husband's love of Apple computers, I finally learned to have fun using a computer. Rest in peace, Steve; you made so...Read More » ”
Posted by: Cindy - consumer
“ I write this through my tears as I have been an fan for years. My heart goes out to the family and friends of Steve Jobs. Those who knew him...Read More » ”
Posted by: Biz - Longtime fan
“ Rest in peace. You will be missed. ”
Posted by: Sharon
“ Very sad ”
Posted by: Matthew
“ The world has indeed, lost a wonderful human being and a genius. We have to be thankful that we could share him for even such a short time. He will...Read More » ”
Posted by: Annette David - admirer
“ Deepest condolences to the Jobs family, as well as the world ... ”
Posted by: Barbara
“ RIP Steve Jobs. Your legacy will always be remembered. Now you can sleep peacefully. ”
Posted by: elizabeth
“ You will be greatly missed! There is no other who can take your place. ”
Posted by: Natali Shropshire
“ Losing a visionary today. ”
Posted by: Sebastian
“ Thanks for the New World! ”
Posted by: Skip
“ RIP, Steve. You will never be forgotten. If only health care research could have your zest for perfection to stamp out cancer forever. ”
Posted by: Brenda Hume
“ to the jobs family,he will be missed!afan and consumer,diane hunter ”
Posted by: DIANE HUNTER - fan
“ R.I.P.......... ”
Posted by: abiodun olujimi ogunmefun - TX
“ Such a sad loss. RIP, sir. ”
Posted by: Kristen C. - Apple User
“ Thank you for changing the world. Rest In Peace, my heart goes out to your family... YOU WILL BE MISSED. ”
Posted by: RanayC - admirer
Posted by: Julie McFarland - Fan of Apple
“ There will never be another man like Steve Jobs. "An American Icon" Gob Bless you and your family. Rest in peace Steve, the world will miss you. ...Read More » ”
Posted by: Alia Bacon - Admirer
“ Truth & Vision-Steve Jobs leaves a lasting imprint on our Youth Today. God has truly Blessed Us All. ”
Posted by: Jill Lewis - Fellow Human Being
“ we all at sometime want to change the world. alot of us do. steve was brilliant. a genious ! he changed the world . thank u steve for everything. my...Read More » ”
Posted by: nilvia franco - admirer
“ RIP, Steve Jobs. You will be greatly missed by many! ”
Posted by: Amanda
“ Thank you for all you have done to improve our way of living, prayers to your family and friends. RIP ”
Posted by: Victoria
“ Steve Jobs was the Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison, Benjamin Franklin and Henry Ford of our times, all wrapped up in one. He was an extremely...Read More » ”
Posted by: Kelly Idland - Maple Shade, NJ
“ rest in peace ”
Posted by: rickii rose - admirer
“ My condolences go to the family, i admired Steve he was such a genius and cool guy, i love his product i have a MacBook Pro and an Iphone 4 that i...Read More » ”
Posted by: Mario A. Castaneda
“ Simply Brilliant, Simply a Legend You are only back to where you came from... ”
Posted by: Guicela Gutierrez
“ ¡Jehova lo tenga en la gloria! ”
Posted by: Abimael - Amigo
“ Steve Jobs was an icon! He was ahead of his time. It's a shame that he had to go so soon! ”
Posted by: Martha Myer
“ My heart and prayers to Mr. Jobs family and loved ones! He will never be forgotten! Thank you for for all of our "i's" ”
Posted by: Lily
“ Muere uno de mis favoritos en toda la faz de la tierra, un hombe que revoluciono la tecnologia en el mundo entero... Que descances en paz , y que...Read More » ”
Posted by: SANDRA MENJIVAR - fan
“ Steve, Thanks to you we have so many reasons to be crateful.They are too many to list but our lives have changed for the better.My condolances to...Read More » ”
Posted by: Christine
Posted by: Mika Tsekoura - Philadelphia, PA
“ Rest In Piece one of the biggest people that have ever existed ”
Posted by: Fernando
“ Even though I've never used Apple products, I respect, and yes, love, a true genius. Heaven needed a tech angel. May you rest in peace. Very sad...Read More » ”
Posted by: Hope Robert - none
“ THANK YOU, STEVE! ”
Posted by: janet pertusi
“ I am not sure if I would own a computer if it were not for you. Thank you for your vision. Great products. ”
Posted by: Leonard Pate
“ i love the i phone ”
Posted by: floyd milton
“ You were a visionary and one of the most inspirational people of a generation. Your words helped to bring me out of the wreckage of misery while I...Read More » ”
Posted by: Jennifer Nelson - Fan
“ You are my idol! your brilliance and creativity enhanced our lives forever, your vision inspired all of us and you gave us a better world to live. ...Read More » ”
Posted by: Pauliana Hall
“ The world lost a true genius...a man with great vision and determination to accomplish his goals by choosing a respectful and compassionate approach....Read More » ”
Posted by: Sharon Iacono
“ Sending My condolences from Bpt,CT. ”
Posted by: Sharri Allen
“ you will be makeing computers for the big guy... and you will be missed R.I.P i didnt like apple but i like you for what you did you did a lot of...Read More » ”
Posted by: craig - a fan
“ Steve Jobs left his footprints in our hearts and on society and history. He was a man to be admired for his strong character and his brilliant...Read More » ”
Posted by: Barbara Szostek-Shareff
“ My thoughts and prayers are with the family. Thank you Mr. Jobs for making the world a better place during your short life here. ”
Posted by: Charles Pierce - Austin, TX
“ What a visionary, that will be dearly missed! MMB ”
Posted by: Michele Berry
“ May the visionary of apple rest in piece. ”
Posted by: Vincent
“ The man, the myth and the true legend . . . Rest in peace and a JOB well done! ”
Posted by: John - Boston, MA
“ Steve, you will be missed. Thanks for the Tech. ”
Posted by: Nitehawk Jarrett
“ Sending a candle to one who lit up the world with innovation, passion, insight and connection and respect for the need of humanity. A shining...Read More » ”
Posted by: Tricia
“ Prayers to the family. What a wonderful visionary. May he rest in peace ”
Posted by: Kristy M Doyle
“ One of the greatest minds of our time. Thank you Steve for changing the world for the better. You will be missed by so many. ”
Posted by: Michael A. Corbo
“ his vison changed the way we communicate. he opened doors to the world that we never knew we could see. his presence on stage in front of that...Read More » ”
Posted by: barbara edwards
“ You will truly be missed. Thank you for all that you did. YOU HAVE CREATED TECHNOLOGY THAT HAS FOR EVER CHANGED MY LIFE. ”
Posted by: Ronald R. Roth - Nashville, TN
“ The silent passing of life is most drammatic when the voice not heard from that moment helped all us live better and enjoy the art of living. He is...Read More » ”
Posted by: Maja Dimitrijevic - Houston, TX
“ Steve, you were an amazing man. I learned so much from you as well as the world around me. I will misss your ideas and your philosphy towards life....Read More » ”
Posted by: Mary Hansen - admirer
“ As all will know, the world will be sorry for the loss of Mr. Jobs, but will brighten at the thought of the future he left before us. Farewell and...Read More » ”
Posted by: Tom Nugent - Thankful Person
“ Thank you Steve for your sharing of your talents and your philosophy about you life's work. This attitude needs to be passed on to the younger people...Read More » ”
Posted by: Lois K Forsythe
“ R.I.P Steve Jobs. A man taking from us, so young. ”
Posted by: M Gutts - Fan
“ R.I.P. ”
Posted by: Megan H
“ My yoga class ended and I checked my iPhone and read of Steve's passing and I felt his peace. Thank you Steve for bringing the delights of education,...Read More » ”
Posted by: Dawn Pallmer - Huge fan
“ A man for his time and an inspiration to many. Rest in Peace Mr. Jobs. R.S.Davis ”
Posted by: R. Davis
“ Steves Jobs, thank you for an amazing 56 years of wonder. You made an tremendous contribution to the entire world; It is being felt on so many levels...Read More » ”
Posted by: CBass - Admirer
“ Was at a NAPP Photoshop seminar, and the speaker said we have a very important guest speaker joining us today... Steve Jobs is here. I was soooooooo...Read More » ”
Posted by: Cheryl
“ Farewell Steve, travel safe you were great and lived this life well ”
Posted by: catherine cromack
“ God Speed you've had a great life, but definately too short:) ”
Posted by: Rose Checchio
“ RIP ”
Posted by: Maria Monllor
“ You are truly missed ... RIP Steve Jobs ”
Posted by: maryjo
Posted by: Kent G Anderson - bismarck, ND
“ Steve, you changed the world with your vision. ”
Posted by: D ALLENSON - NONE
“ Mr. Jobs had the innate ability made technology seamless with the masses. He allowed everyone to share in the power of tec