
This weekend marks the third anniversary of Steve Jobs' untimely passing at the age of 56 following a protracted battle with pancreatic cancer.
The loss of Jobs, a tech visionary that both created Apple and eventually saved it from potential demise, was a major blow to the tech world in 2011. But three years later, Jobs still remains as vivid as ever inside the minds of Apple employees, including new CEO Tim Cook.
Consequently, ahead of the weekend, Cook reached out to Apple employees with a memo that reflects on the tremendous life and legacy of his former boss and close friend, Steve Jobs. Cook's letter reads as follows:
Team,
Sunday will mark the third anniversary of Steve's passing. I'm sure that many of you will be thinking of him on that day, as I know I will.
I hope you'll take a moment to appreciate the many ways Steve made our world better. Children learn in new ways thanks to the products he dreamed up. The most creative people on earth use them to compose symphonies and pop songs, and write everything from novels to poetry to text messages. Steve's life's work produced the canvas on which artists now create masterpieces.
Steve's vision extended far beyond the years he was alive, and the values on which he built Apple will always be with us. Many of the ideas and projects we're working on today got started after he died, but his influence on them — and on all of us — is unmistakeable.
Enjoy your weekend, and thanks for helping carry Steve's legacy into the future.
Tim
Sunday will mark the third anniversary of Steve's passing. I'm sure that many of you will be thinking of him on that day, as I know I will.
I hope you'll take a moment to appreciate the many ways Steve made our world better. Children learn in new ways thanks to the products he dreamed up. The most creative people on earth use them to compose symphonies and pop songs, and write everything from novels to poetry to text messages. Steve's life's work produced the canvas on which artists now create masterpieces.
Steve's vision extended far beyond the years he was alive, and the values on which he built Apple will always be with us. Many of the ideas and projects we're working on today got started after he died, but his influence on them — and on all of us — is unmistakeable.
Enjoy your weekend, and thanks for helping carry Steve's legacy into the future.
Tim
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