World Mourns Steve Jobs
Apple co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs, counted among the greatest American CEOs of his generation, died on Wednesday at the age of 56.
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Apple co-founder Steve Jobs dead at 56 www.reuters.com -
It's an odd and somewhat awkward thing to point out, but a lot of the great pieces that were written when Jobs stepped down as Apple CEO in August read like obituaries at the time. Here is one that legendary tech investor Esther Dyson wrote for Reuters: blogs.reuters.com -

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Slideshow: Steve Jobs through the years www.reuters.com -
Om Malik wrote this piece on Tim Cook and Steve Jobs this morning, just a few hours before Jobs passed away: gigaom.com -
Here is the email Apple CEO Tim Cook sent to employees www.apple.com -
I never found the Fake Steve Jobs blog to be all that funny, but for a while in 2007, before it was revealed to be written by the journalist Daniel Lyons, it had quite a strong following. Evidently it stopped updating in January of this year: www.fakesteve.net -

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Bill Gates comments on the passing of Steve Jobs www.thegatesnotes.com -
Guardian obit asserts "Nothing in the first 45 years of Jobs's life suggested that he would have so much impact on the consumer electronics and media industries." Which strikes me as a little odd. But some nice stuff here: www.guardian.co.uk -

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AOL co-founder Steve Case: "I feel honored to have known Steve Jobs. He was the most innovative entrepreneur of our generation. His legacy will live on for the ages." -

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Google's Sergey Brin on the passing of Jobs plus.google.com -
Statement of New York Mayor Bloomberg on the death of Steve Jobs www.mikebloomberg.com -
Ten ways Steve Jobs changed the world: money.cnn.com -
From Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook page: "Steve, thank you for being a mentor and a friend. Thanks for showing that what you build can change the world. I will miss you." -

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But not a lot of people in apple store, mostly mediaby Liana B. Baker via twitter 10/6/2011 1:15:22 AM -

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Makeshift memorial with Jobs flyers outside fifth ave apple store twitpic.com
by Liana B. Baker via twitter 10/6/2011 1:16:17 AM -
A good summary of the long and winding road that was the legal battle between Apple Computer and the Beatles' Apple Records: news.bbc.co.uk -

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President Barack Obama, via Twitter: "Rest in peace, Steve Jobs. From all of us at #Obama2012, thank you for the work you make possible every day—including ours." -

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Jobs Family Statement: “Steve Died Peacefully” -
Going back to office, every second person outside apple store was a journo. Was approached at least every 5 min for interviewby Liana B. Baker via twitter 10/6/2011 1:25:58 AM -

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Fact I did not know: Ella Fitzgerald sang at Steve Jobs' 30th birthday party. www.nytimes.com -

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A collection of great magazine covers featuring Steve Jobs -
Apple.com remembers their visionary www.apple.com -

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Wired.com home page very cool, very apt. www.wired.com -

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