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"Microsoft founder Bill Gates has said that he is &amp;quot;truly saddened&amp;quot; by the death of Steve Jobs. Jobs died at the age of 56 on Wednesday, October 5 after losing his struggle with pancreatic cancer.   Gates wrote on his personal website: &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m truly saddened to learn of Steve Jobs&amp;#039; death. [My wife] Melinda and I extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends, and to everyone Steve has touched through his work. &amp;quot;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.&amp;quot; &amp;gt; Steve Jobs 1955-2011: The Apple CEO throughout the years - Video &amp;gt; Steve Jobs 1955-2011: Reactions &amp;gt; Steve Jobs 1955-2011: Obituary &amp;gt; Steve Jobs: Apple&amp;#039;s leader in his own words He added: &amp;quot;The world rarely sees someone who has had the profound impact Steve has had, the effects of which will be felt for many generations to come.\u00A0 &amp;quot;For those of us lucky enough to get to work with him, it&amp;#039;s been an insanely great honor.\u00A0 I will miss Steve immensely.&amp;quot; &amp;gt; Facebook&amp;#039;s Mark Zuckerberg mourns &amp;#039;mentor and friend&amp;#039; Steve Jobs &amp;gt; Steve Jobs, Apple leader: US media reactions to his death &amp;gt; Steve Jobs 1955-2011: Apple co-founder&amp;#039;s biggest moments in pictures &amp;gt; Steve Jobs 1955-2011: Apple pays tribute to its co-founder - pictures Watch Bill Gates and Steve Jobs appear together at All Things Digital 5 below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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