I'm shocked...

Im not.. it was known that he had a bad case of "stomach"-cancer.
Its a wonder that he lived that long as he was affected by it since 2004. (The year of the diagnosis).

He was a great inventor, buisnessman and visionary.

But also a ice cold capitalist who sold products with a really gross imbalance of the price- performance ratio.
Also the Apple-Systems were never really free for programmers and developers (only if you pay charges).

But nevertheless a great character has disappeard

R.I.P. Steve Jobs

R.I.P

Let's just pray that nobody follows him in terms of leading something.

You can be an ass against your customers, and be good to your workers.
You can be an ass against your workers, and be good to your customers.
Preferably a balance between the two. Or be good to both.

But you should never, ever, be an ass to both your customers, and your workers.

And oh, what an ass he was to both.

The world does not need iPhones the world needs a cure for cancer.

You speak genuinelly. Yet, iphone has revolutionized the world of technology in terms of " comfort, style, touch ...."