Thursday, October 06, 2011

Apple: Steve Jobs has died

(05/10/2011)--Apple says the company's co-founder Steve Jobs has died. He was 56. In a brief statement the company said Jobs died Wednesday. He had been battling pancreatic cancer. (Oct. 5)
In a statement released this evening, Steve Jobs’ family said the Apple co-founder had “died peacefully….surrounded by his family.”

The statement said that while he was known as a visionary in public life, “in his private life, he cherished his family.” The statement also expressed thanks for people’s support and kindness.

Jobs died on Wednesday aged 56 following a long battle with pancreatic cancer. In January of this year he took what turned out to be his third and final medical leave of absence, and in August stepped down as Apple’s CEO.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

RIP! We all miss you.

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