The world mourns for Steve Jobs former CEO of Apple, a technology company valued at over $300B, who lost his battle to pancreatic cancer on Oct. 5.
Merely six weeks prior to his death, on Aug. 24, Jobs stepped down from his position at Apple.
As Americans began to accept the shock of his seemingly abrupt resignation, Jobs’ passing touched the hearts of every generation.
Jobs co-founded Apple in 1976 at age 21, converting what Bloomberg calls, “a personal-computer into the world’s largest technology company.”
Jobs carried the world into a whole new technological realm, making Apple the second most valued company worldwide.
As a result of this loss, many are asking how the death of Steve Jobs will impact the multibillion- dollar company.
Originally, when Jobs resigned, he planned to continue to be a part of Apple as the Chairman of Board of Directors.
Jobs passed the torch to Tim Cook, who must rely on his personal experience with Apple to pursue his new position as CEO.
“Steve Jobs put in place systems for after his demise so the company will continue to innovate and have good leadership,” said junior Justin Palmer.
Cook’s many years at Apple as former Chief Operating Officer alleviates some of the concerns that Apple will collapse without Jobs’ leadership.
The death of Jobs delivered a huge emotional blow to Americans, both young and old.
The night of Jobs’ death, Facebook erupted with “RIP Steve Jobs” messages.
Youth across the globe mourned the death of Apple’s innovative genius.
Many suspected that the passing of Jobs would negatively impact Apple’s stock; however, with the release of the iPhone4s, Apple stock hit an all time high.
In spite of  Jobs’ failing health, for the past three years, he continued to push through his pancreatic cancer to transform society’s use of technology.
Following his diagnosis in 2004, Jobs managed to create both the iPhone and iPad series despite the physically and emotionally taxing circumstances he was forced to endure.
His seven-year fight and his refusal to fall victim to cancer is a worldwide inspiration.
The loss of Jobs, an astounding technological pioneer, “closes a significant era of innovation in one of the worlds greatest companies,” said Palmer.