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Loaded: Good-bye, Steve Jobs

2011-10-06
it's thursday october six 2011 I'm Wilson Tang on cnet com and it's time to get loaded Apple co-founder and technology industry visionary Steve Jobs has passed away Apple confirmed the news with a statement from their Board of Directors saying quote Steve's brilliance passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all our lives the world is immeasurably better because of Steve his greatest love was for his wife laureen and his family our hearts go out to them and to all who were touched by his extraordinary gifts jobs founded apple computer with friend and business partner Steve Wozniak after the success of the apple to computer he launched the original Macintosh computer which introduced the mouse and the graphical user interface to mainstream computing later he was asked it from the very company he found it in a power struggle but went on to found next computing in 1995 Pixar Animation Studios a company he rescued and bought released Toy Story the first major feature length computer animated film in 1996 Apple desperate for next-generation operating system bought next computer returning Steve Jobs back to the company he founded as interim CEO he / apples product line and launched the then revolutionary iMac since then apple has released a slew of industry changing products in 2001 the company launched the ipod in 2003 the company launched itunes in 2007 the iPhone and most recently in 2010 the iPad it is without a doubt that Steve Jobs vision has had a profound impact on not only the technology industry but culture at large President Barack Obama released a statement saying in part quote the world has lost a visionary and there may be no greater tribute to Steve success than the fact that much of the world learned of his passing on a device he invented it is with the utmost sincerity and appreciation that we here loaded and cnet thank mr. jobs for all he has done for the technology industry our lives and the world have without a doubt been profoundly affected by the vision of this man we wish his family his friends his fellow co-workers at Apple and colleagues across the industries our condolences those are your headlines for today I'm will hang for cnet.com and you've just been loaded
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