Steve Jobs: 1955 - 2011
Apple is reporting that Steve Jobs passed away today. The co-founder of Apple and the guiding mind behind the Mac, iPod and iTunes, Pixar and Apple Retail, iPhone and iPad, Jobs was 56 years old, and is survived by his family, friends, colleagues, and an industry he helped innovate and inspire.
CUPERTINO, Calif., Oct 05, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- 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.
Apple has posted a page containing the following message:
Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being. Those of us who have been fortunate enough to know and work with Steve have lost a dear friend and an inspiring mentor. Steve leaves behind a company that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple.
If you would like to share your thoughts, memories, and condolences, please email rememberingsteve@apple.com
Steve Jobs' family has issued the following statement:
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.
Tim Cook has sent out the following email 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@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
We have no words, other than to express our deepest gratitude for everything he gave us, and our deepest sympathies to his family, friends, and colleagues.
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Holy shit! RIP Steve!
I'm right there with you! It actually hurts!
I know, for someone I never met I feel incredibly sad over his death. With all the articles, video and conjectures over what he was thinking I feel like in some way I did know him and actually found myself rooting for him. I hope the company he founded stays true to his vision. As much as I can say I will truly miss him I know that is nothing compared to how his family is feeling and I wish them all the best.
Very sad.
RIP Steve! You will be remembered forever
RIP great man who gave alot to the tech world
Terribly sad.
Sad day all around.
RIP. Much respect...
Terrible. Just terrible.
R.I.P. Steve Jobs. You will be missed!
Rest in peace! Your contributions have benefited us all...
RIP
Thanks Steve!
Rest in peace.
Rest In Peace Steve Jobs
Damn. Will be missed.
We will miss you Steve. May you be at peace.
RIP Steve Jobs. You left your mark on our desks, on our ears & in our hands.
Rip steve jobs
Oh wow! Prayers to his family!
R.I.P.
A visionary, a pioneer, A legend. RIP Steve.
As an android user, I can't say I liked Steve Jobs as a person. But it is impossible to deny the contributions he made in the world of technology. For that I respect him and will miss his genius, and some times crazy, ideas.
As an android user you can't say you liked Steve Jobs as a person? That makes absolutely no sense. If you didn't like him as a CEO, developer, engineer, etc., that makes sense. You have no idea who he was as a person. And to base that fact on something as trivial as a mobile operating system...
You misread the comment.
Lets drop it, now is not the time.
It has nothing to do with him being the creater of Apple and all that. It was just a way of me showing that even the fans of his competitor's company respected his work.
And as a person, I think he had some severe issues with how he adressed his competitors, their customers, as well as his own companie's customers. It is entirely possible for me to admire his work and contributions but dislike him as a person. If you couldn't read that far into my comment.. sorry for not making it simpler I guess.
I agree. That comment was a result of a cult-like loyalty to an OS. Crazy. Im afraid many Android & iOS users fall prey to that mind set. We must appreciate all technology, not worship it or its CEO. RiP SJ
Without him, we probably wouldn't have Android, or PC's for that matter. RIP Steve.
Sorry you use Android. One can not deny his vision, passion, and determination.
I guess that's why he wasn't at the presentation yesterday. Steve, you will be greatly missed.
oooommmmmmgggggggg how is this fuking possible
RIP. I hope they don't do anything tacky like a giant apple logo for the head stone. He deserves class.
Wow.. Thanks Steve for all you did for us..giving us the best phone in the world and more....
Thank you Steve, you have been and will continue to be an inspiration. Our sympathies to your loved ones.
I am really sad to hear this. I hope his family all the best!
Rest in peace
There is a great disturbance in the Apple force.... RIP.
RIP Steve Jobs. Your genius will be missed.
RIP Steve Jobs
I wasn't ready for this. RIP Steve. You were great.
He was way to young and his lost will be felt.
RIP STEVE JOBS. A man truly ahead of his time. A Genius..... And the most respected man in the tech industry... You will be missed
RIP
Sad day, wish him all the best...
R.I.P. Mr Jobs. We will all miss you!
RIP ideed Steve!
I am so speechless. Feel like someone close to me has left me. So unfortunate. You will totally be missed! Thank you for sharing your brilliant mind with us. R.I.P.
Rest in peace Steve.....its so like you to hang on through October 4th before leaving this earth.
Thanks Steve
RIP Stive.. and Thank You for iPhone!
May he Rest In Peace he is more a lesson of perseverance other than anything else he is the prove that if we believe in ourself and try our best we can make our dreams come true
RIP Steve, at least your battle is finally at an end,
Wow!!! I am shocked. I just found out. What a great man he was! He really was amazing!!! RIP Steve. You will be missed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Such a loss.
So many revolutions were carried out thanks to him, his work, and the team he assembled around him..
You'll be missed
I couldn't believe this was real at first... : R.I.P Steve Jobs, you'll be missed
RIP Steve Jobs love him or hate him, he changed technology as we see it today and brought back Apple from the bankruptcy in the 90s
As myself an Android and Blackberry user. If it wasn't for Steve Jobs creativity of the touchscreen and music on the iPhone or ipod, there wouldn't be Android or touchscreen phones. God Bless Steve Jobs. Rest in Peace. You definitely have my respect
B.D.B
actually, touch screen phones was done by IBM back in the late 80's, but Jobs made it intuitive and fun. and for that i agree, he did change the game.
wow I am very saddened, Rip Steve Jobs, one of the most creative minds of our generation
This would be the ultimate "And One More Thing" - a posthumous, pre-recorded unveiling of the iPhone 5.
Sad to hear. Even though we all probably knew it was coming, nothing can truly prepare you for the shock, especially for his friends and family. Like him or hate him, he did do a lot for the tech world, and no one can deny that
Rip Steve jobs.
Truly saddened. Rest in peace... What a legacy he left...
RIP Steve Jobs...I guess that's why it was a very somber presentation yesterday
This is a truly disturbing loss. We are all in his debt. Rest in peace, Steve. We'll miss you.
As a android user I can say that I will miss Steve for everything he has done for Tech. You will be missed Steve!
Rest in peace Mr Jobs. Thank you for all that you did for us. I'm afraid the company will follow you , sad but true.
The guy looked bad at WWDC. If only he had stepped aside sooner to focus on his health.
"Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do," he told the Stanford grads in 2005. "If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on."
RIP
That sucks...He was definitely an innovator and badass. I'm a driod guy all the way, but without SJ, Android probably wouldn't have happened.
R.I.P. This must have been difficult for Tim and his team yesterday to know the end was near
Truly difficult. So sad
Same thing I said to my wife. Very difficult indeed!
I watched the live feed yesterday and it just seemed like everyone was a little off their game. It must have been a difficult time for them all. To know that Steve was close to the end and to host an event without him must have been difficult. Kudos to the team for doing their best.
Blessings and prayers to Steve's family and the employees of Apple. He will be missed and the tech world will not be the same without him. I am writing this on my iPhone in honor of him.
He held on to see his next baby unveiled.
Heartbreaking Steve has been my idol since I was a kid what a loss
RIP Steve, and condolences to his family and friends.
RIP Steve
An enormous loss to the growth of technology. He will sorely be missed.
RIP Steve Jobs...you where our time Leonardo Da Vinci!
Great comparison. Steve changed changed the world like very few have.
From biggest android fanboy Rip you changed the world
If it wasn't for Steve Jobs, you could argue, that there wouldn't be Android or WebOS. These things didn't come along until people saw the original iPhone and how well it sold.
I hope his family/friends/and colleagues can find comfort during these trying times.
I am at a loss for words... I didnt have baseball heroes or football heroes I grew up watching Steve Jobs wishing to be like him... It may sound silly but Steve Jobs was my hero... RIP
Rest in peace, Steve.
You were ahead of your time and the modern smartphone market owes you a great debt of gratitude.
Thank you.
Oh. My. God...This man was an icon..i dont even have the words...This man has been my idol for years..I cant even look at the apple sighn on the products in my house without a tear...tear tear
R.I.P. Mr. Jobs.
the saddest day technology will ever face...R.I.P. Mr. Jobs.
Although i dont like Apple i Respect Steve and the work he did.
R.I.P. Steve
RIP Steve.
thanks steve for all that you have done
thanks Steve, your legacy will live forever, i hope you are at peace, God Bless.
RIP Steve. Great man. Great Inventor.
RIP Steve Jobs , you will go down in History in the same league as Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell and the Wright Brothers as an investors who have changed the course of humanity
Don't you mean inventors??
So sad:(
I didn't agree with his philosophy, but his influence surrounds us. RIP, no more suffering.
The loss of a true visionary. The world benefited greatly from your genius. Thank you Mr. Jobs.
Rest in peace Steve.
Consider the universe dented. RIP.
I think this quote by Walt Disney was shared by Steve.
"When we consider a project, we really study it--not just the surface idea, but everything about it. And when we go into that new project, we believe in it all the way. We have confidence in our ability to do it right. And we work hard to do the best possible job."
Truly a revolutionary innovator. Technology would not be the same without him. RIP
Saddened and shocked, R.I.P Steve thanks for everything. You will be missed but not forgotten. Creative genius.
Ya know really, a great man lost his life and people can’t say anything respectful, Unbelievable!
RIP Mr. Jobs. You were a genius and you broke much ground. From the Apple II, to the Mac, to the iDevices. Your presence will be missed.
oh, wow!
sooo sad. this is such a loss to the world 
Rest in peace Mr. Jobs and thank you for your contribution to the world. Thinking Different is indeed magical!
OMG this is crazy! RIP Mr. Jobs
Steve is a role model. As someone who always knew what he wanted, had high expectations and seldom expected anything. He brought little magic to all of our lives. Making technology fun and new again. I will always look up to him as an example.
Fair well.
He was a master of Tech Marketing. There where MP3 players before the iPod, but he made want his. There where smartphones before the iPhone, but he made you want his. He knew how to market tech to the public, and for that he deserves a lot of respect.
wow... glad no one is wishing the same of you or your family.
I bet these little kids talking trash are making comments from apple products or apple inspired products.
RIP steve.
he's up in the iCloud watching over all of us and our streams.
Little creepy, but a sad lott none the less. Although I'm not a fan of the iphone, the man definitely had a huge impact on the tech world. It's hard to say where the mobile world and beyond would stand today without him as some of the technology that was created under his watch molded how other companies progressed over the years.
sad loss. typo.
“In appreciation of Steve Jobs: Here’s to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes… the ones who see things differently — they’re not fond of rules… You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can’t do is ignore them because they change things… they push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do.”
At first when I saw the post at Android Central , I thought Phill was kidding or something , but damn
Loved Steve or Hated him , you gotta admit that he was a real genius & his visions did change the world & owe him allot for the technologies we have today
Our prayers goes to his family
Rest In Peace ... Steve
Here’s to the Crazy One.
The misfit. The rebel. The troublemaker. The round peg in the square hole.
The One Who Saw Things Differently.
He wasn't fond of rules. And he had no respect for the status quo.
You can quote him, disagree with him, glorify or vilify him. About the only thing you can’t do is ignore him. Because he changed things.
He pushed the human race forward. And while some may have seen him as the crazy one, we saw genius.
Because the man who was crazy enough to think he could change the world, was the one who did.
Not trying to disrespect these are not my words but are changed to fit Steve Jobs. I can only dream that one day my life will have as much impact on the world as his. Didn't mean to offend James 3.0 or anyone. The original can be seen in James 3.0 comment.
Well said.
AMEN!!!!!!!!!
this kinda brought a tear to my eye...
I could not agree more. He changed the world in more ways than most people could ever know I'm sure. Tough loss for everyone
That was awesome. Very well said.
Not to burst your bubble......but Steve Jobs said this.Dont try and pass it off as your own. Here's the original quote:"Here's to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes... the ones who see things differently -- they're not fond of rules... You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can't do is ignore them because they change things... they push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do."
Yeah we know, dummy. He changed it around to apply to Steve. Geez. Calm the F down.
Could not of said it any better
Out of respect for the dead. I'm selling my original Ipad, SIGNED BY STEVE JOBS for only 5000.00 on a buy it now on ebay first come first served.
Pure Poetry. Your words are the truth.
Steve will be missed forever. He is an icon of my generation and I pray he is for future generations, men like him can change the world for the better.
So sorry to hear this. May Steve Jobs rest in peace
I can hardly believe it, RIP Steve, thank you for the iPhone and everything else that was inspired by it. Thanks for pushing your competitors to keep innovating.
Thank you Steve, your legacy will live forever, i hope you are at good place, God Bless.