Steve Jobs, the mastermind behind Apple's iPhone, iPad, iPod, iMac and iTunes, has died, Apple said. Jobs was 56.

"We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today," read a statement by Apple's board of directors. "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. His 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."

The homepage of Apple's website this evening switched to a full-page image of Jobs with the text, "Steve Jobs 1955-2011."

Clicking on the image revealed the additional text: "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. Steve leaves behind a company that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple."

Jobs co-founded Apple Computer in 1976 and, with his childhood friend Steve Wozniak, marketed what was considered the world's first personal computer, the Apple II.

RIP

And now Apple will go back in the toilet like they did the time they fired him, but this time they can't bring him back...

Love or hate Apple products, this guy churned out industry changing ideas at a pretty staggering rate.

I look at it as her e have a person who roppe out of college and started a business and became successful. That's what I admire about him the most.
funny thing, at a client who always talk about terorist and moslems being the problem and don't contribute to america, he was praising jobs as an american hero. when I pointed out his real father was a syrian-american moslem he refuted it until I showed him proof. then he decided to focus on his american part of his heritage. then I hit him with the well obama is half american so what makes him different?

as for apple, they will continue to innovate, might not be at the same pace as when jobs was running the show but he did have a roadmap for the company and it's products.

Love him or hate him (or be somewhere in the middle), he wanted to make a dent in the universe which I admire. His work is everywhere. RIP Steve