In a statement just issued by Apple’s Board of Directors, company co-founder and longtime CEO Steve Jobs has passed away.
Apple has also put up the following website in memory. They’re asking for “thoughts, memories, and condolences” to be shared by way of this email address: rememberingsteve@apple.com
It was only a little over a month ago that Jobs stepped down as CEO saying at the time, “I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come.”
Jobs remained Chairman of the Board at the company, as well as director and an Apple employee. He recommended that company COO Tim Cook take his place as CEO. Yesterday, Cook gave his first keynote address as CEO, unveiling the new iPhone 4S.
While that device had been the focal point of Apple’s website for the past 24 hours, Apple.com is now simply dedicated to Jobs, using a famous picture of him (above) that will also grace the cover of his upcoming biography by Walter Isaacson due out next month.
Jobs had battled cancer, and in 2004 had an operation related to the disease. In recent years, illness had forced him to step back from his role as CEO of Apple on separate occasions. He also had a liver transplant in 2009 during one of those medical leaves.
But after each battle, he came back and continued his amazing work at Apple. In 2007, he unveiled the iPhone. In 2010, the iPad. His last appearance on stage was at Apple’s 2011 WWDC conference in San Francisco. There, he laid the groundwork for Apple’s latest innovations including iOS 5, OS X Lion, and iCloud.
That performance as well has his announcement that he was stepping down as CEO of Apple for the final time, led to two of my favorite posts that I’ve ever written. Both were about Jobs:
Steve Jobs was 56 years old. Rest in peace, Steve.
The release from the company below:
Statement by Apple’s Board of DirectorsCUPERTINO, Calif. — We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today.Steve’s brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives. The world is immeasurably better because of Steve.His greatest love was for his wife, Laurene, and his family. Our hearts go out to them and to all who were touched by his extraordinary gifts.
And the message on Apple’s website:
1 comment:
i just hope that he was on the organ donor list so that if any of his organs could have been harvested for giving others a second chance if not then leave his body to science to see if they could find a cure for the cancer he had
i am now 23 mos post right lung transplant which was done through the va and the university of wisconsin medical center and they only gave me 1-2 weeks to live before the transplant
i was officially offficially put on the transplant list at 430 pm on a friday and that sunday got a call at 330 pm and they said that they had a lung for me, so less than 60 hours before i got the transplant
i have sarcoidosis it does not have me
i will kick its ass
i refuse to lose
thomas michael kappler
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