As a founder of Apple, Steve Jobs died on October 5, 2011 in Palo Alto after a long illness. The debut of this genius of new technologies that has changed our habits and our way of thinking about computers.
Steve Jobs and Apple: the story of a visionary creator
The homage was quick to be heard around the world and everyone describes Steve Jobs as a genius. In addition, this man who revolutionized the world of IT and new technologies with the launch of Apple in 1980, Macintosh computers in 1984, and iPod, iPhone and iPad recently. Each of us probably possesses at least one of these objects.
Tributes influence the announcement of the death of the Apple creator
The US President Barack Obama described him as "one of the greatest American inventors". Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates consider "the man with the Apple" as a mentor. The site of Apple of course pays tribute to him and invites the internet users to send their thoughts and condolences.
The succession of Apple?
Steve Jobs stopped working as Apple's leader on August 24, 2011. Tim Cook had the difficult task of succeeding the charismatic leader. This is a coincidence, the announcement of the death of Steve Jobs comes the day after the launch conference of iPhone 4S.
The reaction of Tim Cook to this sad news obviously sums up the situation: "Apple has lost a creative genius, and the world has lost a great man."