Steve Jobs has passed away

[Gen]

according to Apple

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(CNN) -- Steve Jobs, the visionary in the black turtleneck who co-founded Apple in a Silicon Valley garage, built it into the world's leading tech company and led a mobile-computing revolution with wildly popular devices such as the iPhone, died Wednesday. He was 56.

The hard-driving executive pioneered the concept of the personal computer and of navigating them by clicking onscreen images with a mouse. In more recent years, he introduced the iPod portable music player, the iPhone and the iPad tablet -- all of which changed how we consume content in the digital age.

More than one pundit, praising Jobs' ability to transform entire industries with his inventions, called him a modern-day Leonardo Da Vinci.

"Steve Jobs is one of the great innovators in the history of modern capitalism," New York Times columnist Joe Nocera said in August. "His intuition has been phenomenal over the years."

Jobs' death, while dreaded by Apple's legions of fans, was not unexpected. He had battled cancer for years, took a medical leave from Apple in January and stepped down as chief executive in August because he could "no longer meet (his) duties and expectations."

Born February 24, 1955, and then adopted, Jobs grew up in Cupertino, California -- which would become home to Apple's headquarters -- and showed an early interest in electronics. As a teenager, he phoned William Hewlett, president of Hewlett-Packard, to request parts for a school project. He got them, along with an offer of a summer job at HP.

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Jobs' climb to the top was complete in summer 2011, when Apple listed more cash reserves than the U.S. Treasury and even briefly surpassed Exxon Mobil as the world's most valuable company.

But Jobs's health problems sometimes cast a shadow over his company's success. In 2004, he announced to his employees that he was being treated for pancreatic cancer. He lost weight and appeared unusually gaunt at keynote speeches to Apple developers, spurring concerns about his health and fluctuations in the company's stock price. One wire service accidentally published Jobs' obituary.

Jobs had a secret liver transplant in 2009 in Tennessee during a six-month medical leave of absence from Apple. He took another medical leave in January this year. Perhaps mindful of his legacy, he cooperated on his first authorized biography, scheduled to be published by Simon & Schuster in November.

Jobs is survived by his wife of 20 years, Laurene, and four children, including one from a prior relationship.

He always spoke with immense pride about what he and his engineers accomplished at Apple.

"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."

CNN's Augie Martin contributed to this report.

[jamaicantruentrue]

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I am so sorry, my daughter passed away from breast cancer 3 years ago.

[kia027]

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http://www.businessinsider.com/10-unusual-things-i-didnt-know-about-steve-jobs-2011-2

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: kev1</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I am so sorry, my daughter passed away from breast cancer 3 years ago. </div></div>

((Kev1)))

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[kia027]

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[j-kid]

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Dam, all of ah sudden mi staring at mi fragile mortality!

If di filtyh rich cyan even buy dem way outa death, den wi all screwed!

[Gen]

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Jkid been staring at, and thinking about mine for the past 2 years now

[Tulip]

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Really? I remember him stepping down from his position a couple of months ago, but I didn't know he had cancer.

[Gen]

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Sorry to hear that kev1

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: kev1</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I am so sorry, my daughter passed away from breast cancer 3 years ago. </div></div>

[kia027]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tulip</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Really? I remember him stepping down from his position a couple of months ago, but I didn't know he had cancer. </div></div>

he has been fighting cancer a couple years now.. I think since 2004 Tulip

[Tulip]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Kia</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tulip</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Really? I remember him stepping down from his position a couple of months ago, but I didn't know he had cancer. </div></div>

he has been fighting cancer a couple years now.. I think since 2004 Tulip </div></div>

He's been sick for a while then. He must have really loved work.

[X]

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bless you and your family Kev1

Steve Jobs and family.. aie sah..