Within the last 15 minutes, multiple reports from the Associated Press and New York Times have confirmed that Steven P Jobs, co-founder of Apple Inc. has passed away from lingering health issues stemming from a rare form of pancreatic cancer for which he had received treatment over the past decade and subsequent liver transplant. Â He was 56 years old and is survived by his wife Laurene Powell Jobs, and 4 children.
The news of his death follows yesterday’s official unveiling of the iPhone 4S, the latest generation of the iPhone series of devices which also heralded the debut of Tim Cook as CEO after Jobs stepped down last month due to the aforementioned health issues. Apple has also released its own obituary which follows at the continue reading link.
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