Apple's co-founder Steve jabas no ........ Only 56 years of age (1955 - to 011), complex cancer, and he died. The buzz Apple, BBC, CNN and Al Jazeera has been confirmed .....
This is copy past from BBC, You can see slide show In pictures: Fans mourn
Apple said he had been "the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives" and had made the world "immeasurably better".
Mr Jobs had announced he was suffering from pancreatic cancer in 2004.
Tributes have been made by technology company bosses and world leaders, with US President Barack Obama saying the world had "lost a visionary".
"Steve was among the greatest of American innovators - brave enough to think differently, bold enough to believe he could change the world, and talented enough to do it," said Mr Obama.
A statement from Mr Jobs's family said they were with him when he died peacefully on Wednesday.
Apple said the company had "lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being".
Tim Cook, who was made Apple's CEO after Mr Jobs stood down in August, said his predecessor had left behind "a company that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple".
Flags are being flown at half mast outside the Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California, while fans of the company have left tributes outside Apple shops around the world.
"What he's done for us as a culture, it resonates uniquely in every person," said Cory Moll, an Apple employee in San Francisco.
"Even if they never use an Apple product, the impact they have had is so far-reaching."
At the company's Shanghai shop, customer Jin Yi said Mr Jobs had created gadgets which had "changed people's perceptions of machines"
This is copy past from BBC, You can see slide show In pictures: Fans mourn
Apple said he had been "the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives" and had made the world "immeasurably better".
Mr Jobs had announced he was suffering from pancreatic cancer in 2004.
Tributes have been made by technology company bosses and world leaders, with US President Barack Obama saying the world had "lost a visionary".
"Steve was among the greatest of American innovators - brave enough to think differently, bold enough to believe he could change the world, and talented enough to do it," said Mr Obama.
A statement from Mr Jobs's family said they were with him when he died peacefully on Wednesday.
Apple said the company had "lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being".
Tim Cook, who was made Apple's CEO after Mr Jobs stood down in August, said his predecessor had left behind "a company that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple".
Flags are being flown at half mast outside the Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California, while fans of the company have left tributes outside Apple shops around the world.
"What he's done for us as a culture, it resonates uniquely in every person," said Cory Moll, an Apple employee in San Francisco.
"Even if they never use an Apple product, the impact they have had is so far-reaching."
At the company's Shanghai shop, customer Jin Yi said Mr Jobs had created gadgets which had "changed people's perceptions of machines"
Life of Steve Jobs
- Born in San Francisco in Feb 1955 to students Joanne Schieble and Syrian-born Abdulfattah Jandali - adopted by a Californian working class couple
- Had a summer job at Hewlett-Packard while at school - later worked at Atari
- Dropped out of college after six months and went travelling in India, where he became a Buddhist
- Launched Apple with school friend Steve Wozniak in 1976 - first Apple computer sold the same year
- Left Apple amid disputes in 1985 but returned in 1996 and became CEO in 1997
- Bought Pixar animation company in 1986 for $10m
- Married in a Buddhist ceremony in 1991 - has three children with his wife and a daughter from a previous relationship
- Had a personal wealth estimated at $8.3bn (£5.4bn) in 2010
- Diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2003, and after three periods of sickness leave, resigns as Apple CEO in August 2011
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