Steven P. Jobs, the Apple Inc. chairman and co-founder who pioneered the personal-computer industry and changed the way people think about technology, died Wednesday at the age of 56.
His family, in a statement released by Apple, said Mr. Jobs "died peacefully today surrounded by his family."
The company didn't specify the cause of death. Mr. Jobs had battled pancreatic cancer and several years ago received a liver transplant. In August, Mr. Jobs stepped down as chief executive, handing the reins to longtime deputy Tim Cook.
[extracted from WSJ, 6 Oct 2011)
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The first computer that I used was a Macintosh. I remembered liking the trash bin the best as it mimicked real life, where I could trash unwanted things. Having to switch to a personal computer was painful initially.
Subsequently I never owned another Apple product. No iMac, no iPod, no iTunes, no iTouch, no iPhone and no iPad. Despite being wildly successful, I was never moved to own a Apple product. Trying my hand at the different brands of touch-screen smart phones that my friends own, Apple's touch screen technology is the most sophisticated. I resisted having the same smartphone that everyone else had (heck, I am not even using a smart phone for that matter), and even felt some irritation that suddenly, people who had distained Apple products in its early days were all suddenly Apple fans and wanted to be seen owning, and using an i-Something.
My little idiocyncracies certainly takes nothing away from the man whose company has irretrievable changed the way people choose to communicate with one another (by swoshing screens instead of pushing buttons) and made the humble apple such a must-have accessory.
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