He lost his battle with cancer and was only 56. He really changed the world of technology. May he RIP:

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20467122,00.html

Yeah, so sad to die so young. It just shows you all the money in the world can't help you when your body becomes your biggest enemy. Unfortunately this was expected, and the skeletal picture of him that emerged back in August foretold this. RIP.

May he rest in peace after suffering for so long. Although he was sick, I am surprised that he died so soon after he announced he was stepping down. (I acknowledge that I really haven't been following this situation that closely; perhaps if I had been, I would not be so shocked.)

Although this may seem cold, my thoughts are not just with Jobs and his family at this moment. I also worry about Apple's employees and other stakeholders, because their fortunes could take a huge turn for the worse now that Jobs has died. (In the past, the marketplace has always believe that Jobs had the Midas touch and was the only person who could lead Apple; the company always experienced periods of decline whenever he had to temporarily step down.)

Edited October 6, 201114 yr by Max

So sad. too young.

May he rest in peace after suffering for so long. Although he was sick, I am surprised that he died so soon after he announced he was stepping down. (I acknowledge that I really haven't been following this situation that closely; perhaps if I had been, I would not be so shocked.)

Although this may seem cold, my thoughts are not just with Jobs and his family at this moment. I also worry about Apple's employees and other stakeholders, because their fortunes could take a huge turn for the worse now that Jobs has died. (In the past, the marketplace has always believe that Jobs had the Midas touch and was the only person who could lead Apple; the company always experienced periods of decline whenever he had to temporarily step down.)

So true. The company suffered when he was "fired" the first time and he went off then successfully started Pixar and made a ton of money and successful animated movies(FYI It was Eisner who screwed up the relationship Disney had with Pixar). It was the iPod that changed things significantly for Apple again, then the iPhone and the iPad and that was all Jobs and his vision. While Microsoft has been the marketing engine, Apple has always played the role of innovator in a way. People forget Windows was a Steve Jobs concept Microsoft leveraged. I think i will sort of look at him almost as the Thomas Edison of this generation. Its sad. He still had so many vibrant years ahead of him certainly personally but also creatively.

Im absolutely disgusted by this

http://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/22766644/antigay-hate-church-plans-protest-at-steve-jobs-funeral

RIP Steve Jobs. Thank you for your brilliance and innovation. I will definitely be getting his authorized biography that's coming out in late October.

Im absolutely disgusted by this

http://chicago.gopri...ve-jobs-funeral

I love that they tweeted they are going to picket his funeral from, wait for it... an iphone.