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"After  a six year struggle, Steve Jobs was taken by his longtime battle with cancer.\nApple's Board of Directors said the following in a statement:\n\n\"We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today.\nSteve\u2019s 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.\nHis greatest love was for his wife, Laurene, and his family. Our hearts go out to them and to all who were touched by his extraordinary gifts.\"\n\nSteve Jobs began his struggle with pancreatic cancer in 2004, when he informed Apple employees that he had undergone surgery for an islet-cell neuroendocrine tumor.\nJobs's condition began to worsen in 2008 though, eventually leading to his second leave of absence. It was revealed that Jobs underwent a liver transplant that year.  \nIn 2011, Steve Jobs took his third leave of absence so that he could focus on his health. It would prove to be his final one. Jobs never returned as full-time CEO, and in August he resigned as CEO of Apple.\nMore Coverage of Steve Jobs's Death\n\nNEWS:\nSteve Jobs Has Died\nSteve Jobs: 1955 \u2013 2011\nSteve Jobs Authorized Biography Release Date Bumped Up\nNewspapers React to the Death of Steve Jobs [PICS]\nSteve Jobs\u2019s Other Amazing Companies: NeXT and Pixar\nGALLERIES:\nSteve Jobs, 1955-2011: The Web Remembers\n15 Inspirational Steve Jobs Quotes\nMourners Create Impromptu Memorials for Steve Jobs at Apple Stores [PICS]\nIn Memoriam: Letters to Steve Jobs\nVIDEOS:\nSteve Jobs Remembered: 10 of His Most Magical Moments [VIDEO]\nSteve Jobs\u2019s 2005 Stanford Commencement Speech [VIDEO]\nSteve Wozniak on Steve Jobs [VIDEOS]\nCONDOLENCES :\nApple\u2019s Board of Directors on Steve Jobs\nApple Pays Tribute to Steve Jobs\nJobs Family Statement: \u201CSteve Died Peacefully\u201D\nMark Zuckerberg Pays Tribute to Steve Jobs\nGoogle Founders: Steve Jobs Was an Inspiration\nDisney CEO: \u201CJobs Was Such an Original\u201D\nBill Gates: \u201CI Will Miss Steve Immensely\u201D \nPresident Obama on Steve Jobs: \u201CThe World Has Lost a Visionary\u201D\nGoogle\u2019s Homepage Pays Tribute to Steve Jobs\nOTHER:\nRIP Steve Jobs: Share Your Condolences [OPEN THREAD]\nMemories Of Steve Jobs: Interviews &amp; Inspiration\nSteve Jobs: Goodbye to an Icon\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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