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Apple Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs uses "iPad" during the launch of Apple's new tablet computing device in San Francisco, California, January 27, 2010. ReutersApple Corporation CEO Steve Jobs (R) talks with Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger at an Apple media event at the Yerba Buena Center of the Arts theater in San Francisco, California, September 12, 2006. ReutersApple Computer Inc. Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs holds the new iPhone in San Francisco, California January 9, 2007. ReutersApple Computer Inc. Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs gestures on stage after introducing the new iPhone in San Francisco, California, January 9, 2007. ReutersApple Inc.'s Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs speaks at the unveiling of the new iMac at their headquarters in Cupertino, California, August 7, 2007. ReutersDeutsche Telekom AG Chief Executive Officer Rene Obermann, Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs and T-Mobile Chief Executive Hamid Akhavan (L-R) pose for the media following their introduction of Apple's iPhone in Berlin September 19, 2007.ReutersMaria Shriver (L) kisses Steve Jobs (C), chief executive officer of Apple Inc., as golfer Tiger Woods watches after Jobs and Woods were inducted into the California Hall of Fame in Sacramento, California, December 5, 2007.ReutersApple CEO Steve Jobs gives his keynote address at the Macworld Convention and Expo in San Francisco January 15, 2008. ReutersApple Corporation CEO Steve Jobs speaks during his keynote speech at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco, California June 9, 2008.ReutersApple Inc CEO Steve Jobs takes the stage beneath a sign that makes light of reports on his health at Apple's "Let's Rock" media event in San Francisco, California September 9, 2008.ReutersSteve Jobs, Apple Inc.'s Chief Executive Officer, makes a joke about his blood pressure after introducing the new laptop at a news conference in Cupertino, California, October 14, 2008. ReutersApple Inc. Chief Executive Steve Jobs thanks musician Norah Jones for her performance at a special event in San Francisco September 9, 2009. ReutersApple Corporation Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs (C) meets with software developers after his keynote address at the Apple 2006 Worldwide Development Conference at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California, August 7, 2006. ReutersThe death of Steve Jobs, 56, Wednesday marked the end of a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer. Despite his highly publicized struggle, Jobs never failed to inspire and enrich those around him. In 2005, Steve Jobs' commencement speech inspired a crowd of young Stanford University graduates.ReutersJohn Lassiter (L), chief creative officer at Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios, poses with Apple CEO Steve Jobs (2nd L), Pete Docter (3rd R) and the rest of the team from the best picture nominated animated film "Up" at the 82nd Academy Awards in Hollywood, March 7, 2010. ReutersApple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs speaks in front of the display showing buttons of various apps during the iPhone OS4 special event at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California April 8, 2010.ReutersApple CEO Steve Jobs bows after asking the audience to turn off WiFi devices, which were interfering with his presentation of the new iPhone 4, at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco, California, June 7, 2010.ReutersApple chief executive Steve Jobs (R) shows an iPhone 4 to Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev during his visit to Silicon Valley in Cupertino June 23, 2010. ReutersApple Chief Executive Steve Jobs speaks on stage, with the Shanghai Apple store displayed on screen, at Apple's music-themed September media event in San Francisco, California September 1, 2010.ReutersApple Chief Executive Steve Jobs smiles after the Apple's music-themed September media event in San Francisco, California September 1, 2010. On Wednesday, Jobs announced his retirement as Apple's leader. Many have asked if Apple will ever be the same. One need only look at Wal-Mart after Sam Walton for the answer.ReutersApple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs speaks at the conclusion of the launch of the iPad 2 on stage during an Apple event in San Francisco, California March 2, 2011.ReutersApple CEO Steve Jobs talks about the iCloud service at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco, California, June 6, 2011.ReutersApple CEO Steve Jobs appears on stage during a news conference at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California, July 16, 2010.ReutersApple Computer CEO Steve Jobs holds up the new Apple release in Cupertino, California October 23, 2001. ReutersJobs is shown at a press conference at the first international NEXTWORLD Expo in San Francisco January 22, 1992. ReutersSteve Jobs January 1997 file photoReutersActing Apple CEO Steve Jobs talks during a presentation of Apple's new G3 line of Macintoshes and PowerBooks at the Flint Center in Cupertino on November 10. Jobs also outlined Apple's new marketing campaign.ReutersApple Computer's Interim CEO Steve Jobs delivers the keynote speech at the MacWorld Expo at San Francisco's Marriott HotelReutersSteve Jobs, Chairman and CEO of Pixar Animation Studios speaks at the Variety/Schroders Big Picture Media Conference on March 31 in New York City. ReutersSteve Jobs, interim CEO of Apple Computer, Inc., talks about Apple's software strategy and development at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference at the San Jose Convention Center May 11. Jobs said Apple is working on a new operating system to be called Mac OS X (ten).ReutersApple Computer, Inc., interim CEO Steve Jobs announces fourth quarter earnings of US$106 million, giving it the first profitable year in three years, in Cupertino, CaliforniaReutersSteve Jobs, CEO of Pixar, poses at the premiere of the new computer animated film " Toy Story 2" November 13 in HollywoodReutersApple Computer Inc Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs explains iMovie digital video editing during a keynote speech at Macworld Expo in Makuhari, east of Tokyo February 16, 2000. ReutersApple Computer Inc. founder Steve Jobs poses with the company's new Power Mac G4 Cube, after his keynote adddress at the Macworld Conference and Exposition in New York on July 19, 2000. ReutersApple CEO Steve Jobs announces the opening of Apple's first retail store during a press conference at Tyson's Corner in McLean, Virginia, May 15, 2001. ReutersApple Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs stands beneath a photograph of him and Apple-co founder Steve Wozniak from the early days of Apple during the launch of Apple's new "iPad" tablet computing device in San Francisco, California, January 27, 2010. ReutersWith a giant image of himself projected behind him, Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs holds a new 17 inch Apple G4 Powerbook laptop computer during his keynote address at the Macworld Conference and Expo in San Francisco on January 7, 2003. ReutersWith the new Apple Power Mac G5 personal computer projected behind him, Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduces the new computer at the Apple World Wide Developers Conference in San Francisco, June 23, 2003.ReutersApple CEO Steve Jobs introduces the new "iPod mini" digital music player at the 2004 Macworld Conference and Expo in San Francisco January 6, 2004.ReutersChief Executive Steve Jobs previewing the latest version of its Mac OS X operating system code-named called Tiger in San Francisco, CaliforniaReutersU2 lead singer Bono jokes as he stands with Apple CEO Steve Jobs and U2 guitarist The Edge during a news conference in San Jose.ReutersApple CEO Steve Jobs holds up Apple's new Mini Mac computer which he introduced at the Macworld Conference in San Francisco, January 11, 2005. ReutersApple CEO Steve Jobs introduces the ROKR, the world's first mobile phone with iTunes, during an event in San Francisco September 7, 2005.ReutersApple CEO Steve Jobs waves back to Madonna as she waves from London during a conference call at an event in San Francisco September 7, 2005. ReutersApple Chief Executive Steve Jobs shakes hands with customers at the grand opening of the new Apple Store on 5th Avenue in New York May 19, 2006.ReutersApple Corporation Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs (L) greets Apple Vice-President Scott Forstall during the presentation of their new operating system, OS 10.5 "Leopard" at the Apple 2006 Worldwide Development Conference at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California, August 7, 2006.Reuters