Steve Jobs, the Apple co-founder has died after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. The company is famous for its iPad, iPhone, iPod, iTunes and iMac.
Jobs founded Apple Computer in his parents' garage in 1976 with his childhood friend Steve Wozniak. After leaving the company in 1985 after a power struggle with the board, Jobs acquired animation studio Pixar and turned it into a blockbuster-making powerhouse. His return to Apple as CEO saw a renaissance for the struggling company, starting with the popular iMac computer.
Apple shook up the mobile phone industry with the launch of the iPhone. Steve Jobs also oversaw the introduction of the iPad tablet computer in 2010. He is survived by his wife Laurene and four children. Among his patents:
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