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| Steve Jobs Apple 'visionary' dies aged 56 | |
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| Steve Jobs, co-founder and former chief executive of US technology giant Apple, has died at the age of 56. | |
| href="http://www.apple.com/stevejobs/" >Apple said his "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". | |
| Jobs announced he was suffering from pancreatic cancer in 2004. | Jobs announced he was suffering from pancreatic cancer in 2004. |
| US President Barack Obama said that with his death, the world had "lost a visionary". | |
| "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," said Mr Obama. | |
| Microsoft boss Bill Gates said Jobs' "profound impact" on the world of technology would "be felt for many generations to come". | |
| Mr Gates added: "For those of us lucky enough to get to work with him, it's been an insanely great honour. I will miss Steve immensely." | Mr Gates added: "For those of us lucky enough to get to work with him, it's been an insanely great honour. I will miss Steve immensely." |
| And New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said that "America lost a genius who will be remembered with Edison and Einstein, and whose ideas will shape the world for generations to come". | And New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said that "America lost a genius who will be remembered with Edison and Einstein, and whose ideas will shape the world for generations to come". |
| 'The face of Apple' | 'The face of Apple' |
| In the statement, Apple said Jobs'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." | |
| A message on the Apple website says they have "lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being". | |
| Flags are being flown at half mast outside the Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California, while fans of company have held vigils and left tributes outside Apple shops around the world. | |
| "What he's done for us as a culture, it resonates uniquely in every person," said Cory Moll, an employee at an Apple shop in San Francisco. | |
| "Even if they never use an Apple product, the impact they have had is so far-reaching." | |
| At the company's Shanghai shop, customer Jin Yi said Jobs had created gadgets which had "changed people's perceptions of machines". | |
| Jobs had built a reputation as a forthright and demanding leader who could take niche technologies - such as the mouse and the graphical window-based interface - and make them popular with the general public. | Jobs had built a reputation as a forthright and demanding leader who could take niche technologies - such as the mouse and the graphical window-based interface - and make them popular with the general public. |
| He introduced the colourful iMac computer, the iPod and the iPhone to the world. His death came just a day after Apple unveiled its latest iPhone 4S model. | He introduced the colourful iMac computer, the iPod and the iPhone to the world. His death came just a day after Apple unveiled its latest iPhone 4S model. |
| In 2004, Jobs announced that he was suffering from pancreatic cancer and he had a liver transplant five years later. | In 2004, Jobs announced that he was suffering from pancreatic cancer and he had a liver transplant five years later. |
| In January, he took medical leave, before resigning as CEO in August and handing over his duties to Tim Cook. | In January, he took medical leave, before resigning as CEO in August and handing over his duties to Tim Cook. |
| In his resignation letter, Jobs said: "I believe Apple's brightest and most innovative days are ahead of it. And I look forward to watching and contributing to its success in a new role." | In his resignation letter, Jobs said: "I believe Apple's brightest and most innovative days are ahead of it. And I look forward to watching and contributing to its success in a new role." |
| However, Jobs stayed on as Apple's chairman. | However, Jobs stayed on as Apple's chairman. |
| More than almost any other business leader, he was indistinguishable from his company, which he co-founded in the 1970s. | More than almost any other business leader, he was indistinguishable from his company, which he co-founded in the 1970s. |
| Apple - whose market value is estimated at $351bn (£227bn) - is now the world's most valuable technology company. Only oil giant Exxon Mobil is worth more. | Apple - whose market value is estimated at $351bn (£227bn) - is now the world's most valuable technology company. Only oil giant Exxon Mobil is worth more. |
| As the face of Apple, Jobs represented its dedication to high-end technology and fashionable design. | As the face of Apple, Jobs represented its dedication to high-end technology and fashionable design. |
| And inside the company he exerted a level of influence unheard of in most businesses. | And inside the company he exerted a level of influence unheard of in most businesses. |
| Despite a high profile, however, he remained fiercely protective of his private life. | Despite a high profile, however, he remained fiercely protective of his private life. |
| He married his wife Laurene in 1991, and the couple had three children. | He married his wife Laurene in 1991, and the couple had three children. |
| Jobs also leaves a daughter from a previous relationship, and as an adult he discovered that he had a biological sister, US novelist Mona Simpson. |