AManThatHasChangedtheWorld---SteveJobsSteveJobs,whowasborninCaliforniaSiliconValleyin1955,istheworld'smostvisionaryandgreatman.JobscreatedAppletwice-oncewhenhefoundeditandthesecondtimeafterareturncreditedwithsavingthecompany,whichnowvieswithExxonMobilasthemostvaluablepubliclytradedcorporationintheUnitedStates.MacBookiPodiPhoneiPadHeresignedastheCEOofAppleInconAugust24-sayinghecouldnolongerfulfilltheduties-andbrieflyservedaschairmanbeforehisdeath.致苹果董事会及苹果社区：我曾经说过，如果有一天我不再能履行作为苹果CEO的职责和期望，我会是第一个告诉你们知道的人。不幸的是，这一天到来了。在此，我宣布从苹果CEO的职位上辞职，如果董事会同意，我将担任苹果董事会主席。针对接任者，我强烈建议执行我们制定的接任计划，提名蒂姆·库克为苹果CEO。我相信，苹果的未来将更加光明，更具创造力。我期待未来苹果的成功，也将为此尽自己的绵薄之力。我在苹果结交了一些人生中最好的朋友，能和你们所有人一起共事这么多年，非常感谢你们。ThedeathofAppleco-founderandtechvisionarySteveJobsonWednesday(Oct.5th,2011)promptedanoutpouringfrompublicfiguresacrossthenation.Everyonepaidtributetothemanwhotransformedthecomputerandentertainmentindustries,andforeverchangedthewayweconsumemedia.PresidentBarackObamawasamongthemanypeoplewhopaidtributetoSteveJobs,callingtheAppleco-founderavisionaryandgreatAmericaninnovator.“TheworldrarelyseessomeonewhohashadtheprofoundimpactStevehashad,theeffectsofwhichwillbefeltformanygenerationstocome.Forthoseofusluckyenoughtogettoworkwithhim,it'sbeenaninsanelygreathonor.”BillGatessaidofJobs.SteveJobs"mayneverbeequaled“.Passionate,prickly,anddeemedirreplaceablebymanyApplefansandinvestors,SteveJobsmadealifedefyingconventionsandexpectations.ThoughJobshasgone,rememberthatyouaregoingtodieisthebestwaytoavoidthetrapofthinkingyouhavesomethingtolose.Youarealreadynaked.Thereisnoreasonnottofollowyourownheart.Hiscapacitytorevolutionizeentiresectorsoftheeconomybythepowerofimaginationandtechnologyisasourceofinspirationformillionsofengineersandentrepreneursacrosstheworld.Hiseffortstorendernewtechnologiesmoreattractiveandsimpletousehavemadeasuccessofbusinessesthathavechangedtheworldofcomputing,thedistributionofculturalcontent,telecommunicationsandevenanimatedcinema.Thedigitalagehaslostitsleadinglight,butSteve'sin