Steve Jobs succumbs to pancreatic cancer - and so does Apple

Full Story: NY Times

The sad death of Steve Jobs, the brain behind Apple innovations, who succumbed to the deadly pancreatic cancer he was suffering for the last seven years, has left the Apple lovers mourning around the world. So much was the impact of the deathly news that Twitter briefly buckled under the mass of Jobs-related messages, a veritable technology 21-gun salute. President Obama described Mr. Jobs as one of “the greatest of American innovators” who exemplified the country’s ingenuity. At an Apple store in the meatpacking district in New York, someone left an apple, with one bite taken out of it, mimicking the Apple logo. A note read: “iThankYou.”  With Steve Jobs gone, Apple will feel the vacuum for a considerable period of time and may be launch of iPhone 5 gets further delayed.

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