Poll: Steve Jobs Dies — How Did He Affect Your Life?

Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs died Wednesday. He was 56.

The company's homepage featured simply a photo of Jobs and his years of birth and death.

"Steve’s brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives," Apple's board of directors said in a statement Wednesday night. "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."

Jobs had battled health problems, including pancreatic cancer, and stepped down as CEO in August. Tim Cook then took over that role.

Here are some of the headlines tonight:

From Palo Alto Patch

From CNN: Steve Jobs, Apple founder, dies.

From The Wall Street Journal: Apple's Steve Jobs is Dead

From TechCrunch: Reflections on Steve Jobs and His Legacy

From Geekwire: Steve Jobs: 1955-2011

From The Paly Voice -- student newspaper of Palo Alto High School: Opinion - How I will remember Steve Jobs