时讯：苹果企业创始人乔布斯去世 享年56岁

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苹果创始人史蒂夫·乔布斯因癌症于美国时间星期三去世，享年56岁。 苹果官网的主页现在改为乔布斯的大幅照片。 媒体发表说“苹果失去了富有远见和创造性的天才，世界失去了不可思议的人”。 2004年乔布斯被诊断为胰腺癌，并宣布于今年8月辞去苹果公司首席执行官的工作。 乔布斯2005年在斯坦福大学的毕业典礼上说:“记住随时死亡是防止你陷入恐怖陷阱的最好方法……你什么都没有，没有理由追随你的心。”

appleincco-founderandformerceostevejobs、countedamongthegreatestamericanceosofhisgeneration、died on wednesday at the age of 56

jobsdeathwasannouncedbyappleinastatementlateonwednesday.theapplehomepagefeaturedablack-and-whitepictureofhimwiththewors

amessageonthesiteread:" applehaslostavisionaryandcreativegenius，andtheworldhaslostanamazinghumanbeing.thoseofuswhohavebeenfos

" steveleavesbehindacompanythatonlyhecouldhavebuilt，andhisspiritwillforeverbethefoundationofapple."

thesiliconvalleyiconwhogavetheworldtheipodandtheiphonehadresignedasceooftheworldslargesttechnologycorporationinaugust，handing

asurvivorofarareformofpancreaticcancer，hewasdeemedtheheartandsoulofacompanythatrivalsexxonmobilasthemostvaluableinamerica。

" steve s brilliance， passionandenergywerethesourceofcountlessinnovationsthatenrichandimproveallofourlives.the worldisimmeasurablybeterbecasestof ( PE ountlessions )是povat e，" applesaidinastatementannouncingjobspassing。

" his greatest love was for his wife、laurene、andhisfamily.ourheartsgoouttothemandtoallwhoweretouchedbyhisextraordinarygifts."

jobshealthadbeenacontroversialtopicforyears.hisbattlewithcancerhadbeenadeepconcerntoapplefans，investorsandthecompanysboarda evenboardmembershaveconfidedtofriendstheirconcernthatjobs，in his quest for privacy，wasntbeingforthcomingenoughwithdirectorsabouts

now，despiteinvestorconfidenceincook，whohasstoodinforhisbossduringthreeleavesofabsence， thereremainconcernsaboutwhetherthecompanywouldstayacreativeforcetobereckonedwithbeyondthenextyearorsowithoutitsfounderandvision

thenewstriggeredanimmediateoutpouringofsympathy.among others，Microsoftco-Founderbillgatessaidhewillmissjobs " Immensely "。

a college dropout，buddhistandsonofadoptiveparents，jobsstartedapplecomputerwithfriendstevewozniakinthelate 1970 s.the company

butitwastheappleiithatbecameahugesuccessandgaveappleitspositionasacriticalplayerinthethen-nascentpcindustry，culminationina

despitethesubsequentsuccessofthemac，jobsrelationshipwithtopmanagementandtheboardsoured.thecompanyremovedmostofhispowerad

applesfortuneswanedafterthat.however，itspurchaseofnext-thecomputercompanyjobsfoundedafterleavingapple-in 1997 broughthimbacke he became interim ceo and in 2000，ThecomPanydroPPed " Interim " Fromhistitle。

alongthewayjobsalsohadmanagedtorevolutionizecomputeranimationwithisothercompany，pixar，butitwastheiphonein 2007 thatcapehid

twoyearsbeforethegadgetthatforevertransformedthewaypeoplearoundtheworldaccessandusetheinternet，jobstalkedabouthowasensehis

" rememberingthatillbedeadsoonisthemostimportanttooliveeverencounteredtohelpmemakethebigchoicesinlife，" jobssaidduringstanfe，"

" becausealmosteverything-allexternalexpectations、all pride、allfearofembarrasmentorfailure-thesethingsjustfallwaythin

" rememberingthatyouaregoingtodieisthebestwayiknowtoavoidthetrapofthinkingyouhavesomethingtolose.youarealreadynaked.there "