Business & Tech

Steve Jobs Dead at 56

Beverly Hills Patch wanted to share news from our friends at Palo Alto Patch that Apple has announced the death of former CEO Steve Jobs.

Palo Alto resident and former Apple CEO Steve Jobs has died at age 56.

Jobs' death was announced by Apple in a statement this afternoon.

A long-time Palo Alto resident, Jobs has been in poor health since having surgery for pancreatic cancer.

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Palo Alto Patch columnist Lisen Stromberg .

A black and white photograph depicting Jobs now adorns the home page of Apple.

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Jobs was fundamental in the design and popularization of the personal computer, graphical user interface, the mouse and other technologies that have fundamentally altered human society, such as iTunes and the iPhone.

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