Steve jobs, apple's iPhone, iPad's iPod, iMac and the mastermind behind iTunes, has died, apple says jobs for 56.
Steve jobs is dead "peace", surrounded by family members, his family said in a statement.
No jobs family, and not apple revealed that jobs or by what caused the death, in recent years, although he played the formation of pancreatic cancer, and has set up a file in liver transplantation.
Apple's board of directors issued a statement, "read", we deeply regret to announce today, Steve jobs, died. "Steve's brilliance, passion and energy, rich and improve our life countless source of innovation than the world can't, because to Steve better. His greatest love his wife, Laurene, and his family. Our hearts go out and they all be his extraordinary gift moved."
Switch to a sheet of the image, the apple website jobs of the web, text, "Steve jobs from 1955 to 2011."
Click on image shows the extra words, in a separate memo to staff, at present the apple apple chief executive Tim cook.
"Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, the world lost a great person" text reading. "We, the people have to know and work and Steve has lost a dear friend and an inspiring teachers. Steve leaves behind, only he can have built-in company, and his spirit will be apple's foundation."
"Death of reaction, jobs and much of th-even from the White House.
"President Obama in a written statement said:" michelle and I regret to learn that Steve jobs, through. "Steve is the biggest American innovation-have courage, have different ideas, boldly believe he can change the world, and enough talent to do"
Steve jobs co-founded apple computer company in 1976, and his childhood friend Steve woz, Virginia, sales is considered the world's first personal computer, the apple II.
Learning jobs "shortly after death, Virginia told ABC news, managing," I was shocked and distressed. "
Industry observers say the main work new-perhaps and Edison eponymous to change the world-music and communication, recording calculation.
The pictures here: by the DuoNian of Steve jobs
Jobs of the competitors in the development of the personal computer, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Paul Allen, reaction to his death at once, he, and emphasized the importance of the industry.
Allen said he is "a unique high-tech pioneers and director, who know how to make amazing great product."
Gates said, and sympathy in a written statement, said he and Steve jobs said that "have in our life more than half of the colleague, competitors and friends."
Gates added: "the world rarely see people have had a profound effect on the Steve already, think effect will be many generations,". "For those of us to work together with him, it's crazy, I will feel very honored to miss Steve great."
A recent competition, Facebook founder mark zack berg, also to drag down the statement to jobs.
"Steve, thank you for your advisor and friends," reading. "Show, you build can change the world, and I will miss you."
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Steve jobs continue to fight for him leave, even from apple's serious health problems in recent years, prompting the innovation.
In 2004, he beat a unusual form of pancreatic cancer, and in 2009, he was forced to make liver transplant. After years of health deterioration, Steve jobs announced on August 24, 2011, he resigned from apple's chief executive.
Jobs in his letter of resignation wrote: "I've always said, if have heard a day, I am no longer able to satisfy my duties and as apple chief executive of expectation, I will be the first to let you know,". "Unfortunately, the day has arrived."
Even so, he still be the chairman for his company, it is to create a new position.
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Today he died, Steve jobs's family released a statement, thank everyone who has said, in his last year of life of high-tech innovation health said attention, and points out, "a web site will provide those who wish to provide mourning and the memories".
"In his public life, Steve is called a farsighted, in his private life, he cherish his family," the statement said. "We thank those who share our feelings, for Steve's support and the deep affection, we know that many of you will and we mourn, we ask that you in our time of sorrow to respect our privacy."
The world's most famous CEO Steve jobs is still one of the private to his personal life, declined to be interviewed and shielding his wife and their kids from public view.
Industry analysts, Creative Strategies President Tim said: "he never a media people,", jobs to resign. "Award in the product, his interview, when it's good, but you never see apple he about themselves."
Jobs has died, apple says, this is not planning any public activities, but cook's memo, apple's staff said that the company was "planning of Steve's extraordinary life, for apple employees will soon celebrate activities."
In the apple Cupertino, California, tonight's headquarters, people embrace and cry. The candle was lit the jobs around in the picture on the screen a iPad, and people are very quiet stood there, looking at memorial.
Steve jobs career path window is known: who in Oregon reed college drop out and in the 21, solid snake to start with the apple woz in his parents' garage a prodigy. He is a 10 million millionaire 25, 26 appeared in "time" magazine cover and in apple in 1984, 30 years old was overthrown.
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