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Steve Jobs — 1955-2011 — Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being. Those of us who have been fortunate enough to know and work with Steve have lost a dear friend and an inspiring mentor.
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Yukari Iwatani Kane / Wall Street Journal:
Apple's Steve Jobs Is Dead — Steven P. Jobs, the Apple Inc. chairman and co-founder who pioneered the personal computer industry and changed the way people think about technology, died Wednesday. — “Steve's brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich …
Apple:
Statement by Apple's Board of Directors — 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.
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Larry Page / Google+:
I am very, very sad to hear the news about Steve. He was a great man with incredible achievements and amazing brilliance. He always seemed to be able to say in very few words what you actually should have been thinking before you thought it. His focus on the user experience above all else has always been an inspiration to me.
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Business Wire:
Statement by Steve Jobs' Family — PALO ALTO, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Steve Jobs' family today made the following statement regarding his death: — Steve died peacefully today surrounded by his family. — In his public life, Steve was known as a visionary; in his private life, he cherished his family.
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Mark Zuckerberg / Facebook:
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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Bill Gates / The Gates Notes:
I'm truly saddened to learn of Steve Jobs' death. Melinda and I extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends, and to everyone Steve has touched through his work. Steve and I first met nearly 30 years ago, and have been colleagues, competitors and friends over the course of more than half our lives.
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Apple:
Apple CEO Tim Cook today sent the following email to all Apple employees: — Team, I have some very sad news to share with all of you. Steve passed away earlier today. Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being.
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Kori Schulman / The White House:
President Obama on the Passing of Steve Jobs: “He changed the way each of us sees the world.” — Following the loss of visionary Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, President Obama released this statement:
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Dick Costolo / @dickc:
Once in a rare while, somebody comes along who doesnt just raise the bar, they create an entirely new standard of measurement. #RIPSteveJobs
Microsoft:
Xbox 360 Teams Up With Entertainment Leaders to Transform TV — AT&T, BBC, Comcast, HBO, Rogers, Telefónica, Televisa and Verizon are among providers rolling out new TV entertainment services on Xbox LIVE. — A new era in television begins this holiday where your entertainment …
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Ben Rudolph / The Windows Blog:
Control Your Xbox with your Windows Phone Using the Xbox Companion App — Earlier today you probably spotted the big, big news from our pals over on the Xbox team. They're bringing a new world of entertainment to your living room and making it faster, funner (yes, that's right, funner) and easier to find.
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Microsoft considers bidding for Yahoo: sources — (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp is considering a bid for Yahoo Inc, resurfacing as a potential buyer after a bitter and unsuccessful fight to take over the Internet company in 2008, sources close to the situation said on Wednesday.
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Kara Swisher / AllThingsD:
Not So Much on a Microsoft Bid for Yahoo (They're Crazy, But Not That Crazy) — Is this investment-banker-hype week and nobody told me? — It certainly seems so from all the almost ridonkulous rumors about everyone and their mother being “imminently poised” to make a bid for Yahoo.
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Ina Fried / AllThingsD:
Exclusive: Sprint Confirms It Will Offer Unlimited Data Plan for iPhone — Sprint will indeed offer unlimited data plans when it starts taking iPhone orders later this week, AllThingsD has confirmed. — “We will be offering the benefit of our unlimited plans that start at just $69.99,” said spokeswoman Michelle Leff Mermelstein.
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Erica Sadun / TUAW:
iPhone 4S: What can you say to Siri? — Curious about the iPhone 4S's new voice assistant feature? So were we. — TUAW tracked down a set of example phrases that the new Siri voice assistant is capable of understanding. It turns out that Siri can handle many categories of voice interaction.
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Brian McClendon / Google LatLong:
Google Earth downloaded more than one billion times — How large is one billion? One billion hours ago modern humans were living in the Stone Age. One billion minutes ago, the Roman Empire was flourishing. If you traveled from Earth to the Moon three times, your journey would measure one billion meters.
Larry Dignan / Between the Lines Blog:
Oracle vs. Salesforce.com's Benioff goes WWE: We're being played — Summary: Oracle cancels a keynote from Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff and the crowd goes wild. Suddenly, this feels more like a pro wrestling match. — Oracle cancels Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff's keynote …
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Liz Gannes / AllThingsD:
Exclusive: LinkedIn Has Bought Contact Management Start-Up Connected — LinkedIn has acquired Connected, a small contact management start-up that unifies and dynamically updates users' connections on email, social networks, calendars and phones, according to sources close to the company.
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Zach Epstein / BGR:
Apple's fall from grace — Apple was a company that could do no wrong. Phones that dropped every other call... Location tracking scandals... Antennagate... A CEO who constantly parked his $130,000 sports car diagonally in handicapped spaces... Apple didn't have to roll with the punches …
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