Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple and its former CEO, died Wednesday. He was 56.
"We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today," read a statement by Apple's board of directors.
Jobs was instrumental in many of the inventions and institutions of the last three decades. From the iPod, the iPad and the iPhone to the animation studio Pixar, Jobs invested time and money into success after success.
Jobs had been ailing for some time. According to 2004 reports, he publicly announced that he had pancreatic cancer. In 2009, Jobs received a liver transplant.
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Said Jobs in a 2005 commencement address at Stanford University: "Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose."
His shadow is cast across Orange County in the form of five Apple stores:
- Brea: 1065 Brea Mall
(714) 989-5550 - Costa Mesa:
3333 Bear St., Suite 101
(714) 338-1417 - Newport Beach:
367 Newport Center Drive
(949) 729-4433 - Mission Viejo:
555 The Shops Blvd.
(949) 325-6426 - Irvine:
85 Fortune Drive, Suite 311
(949) 255-1500
