Stars bid farewell to Apple's Jobs
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October 18, 2011, Tuesday
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SILICON Valley luminaries, politicians and celebrities were among several hundred people at a private memorial service for late Apple co-founder and tech visionary Steve Jobs in California on Sunday.
Guests arrived in dozens of black limousines and walked up a path lighted by hundreds of candles to Memorial Church in the heart of Stanford University's campus.
Apple chief executive Tim Cook, who took the helm of the world's largest technology corporation in August when the industry icon declared he could no longer lead Apple, walked up to the chapel with a man dressed in the garb of a Buddhist monk.
Maria Shriver, estranged wife of former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, and U2 frontman Bono stopped to exchange words with others in the courtyard before heading inside.
Apple software chief Scott Forstall, former President Bill Clinton and News Corporation Chief Digital Officer Jon Miller were also among those in attendance.
Jobs died on October 5 at the age of 56 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. The visionary inspired iconic products such as the iPod, -iPhone and iPad, making him one of the most significant industry leaders of his generation.
Jobs had struggled with health issues but had said very little about his condition since an operation in 2004. When he stepped down in August, handing the reins to long-time operations chief Cook, Jobs said simply that he could no longer fulfill his duties as chief executive.
Jobs's Sunday memorial - days after a small private funeral service - comes after the iPhone 4S last week smashed sales records for Apple and some of its carrier partners, such as AT&T and Sprint.
Guests arrived in dozens of black limousines and walked up a path lighted by hundreds of candles to Memorial Church in the heart of Stanford University's campus.
Apple chief executive Tim Cook, who took the helm of the world's largest technology corporation in August when the industry icon declared he could no longer lead Apple, walked up to the chapel with a man dressed in the garb of a Buddhist monk.
Maria Shriver, estranged wife of former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, and U2 frontman Bono stopped to exchange words with others in the courtyard before heading inside.
Apple software chief Scott Forstall, former President Bill Clinton and News Corporation Chief Digital Officer Jon Miller were also among those in attendance.
Jobs died on October 5 at the age of 56 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. The visionary inspired iconic products such as the iPod, -iPhone and iPad, making him one of the most significant industry leaders of his generation.
Jobs had struggled with health issues but had said very little about his condition since an operation in 2004. When he stepped down in August, handing the reins to long-time operations chief Cook, Jobs said simply that he could no longer fulfill his duties as chief executive.
Jobs's Sunday memorial - days after a small private funeral service - comes after the iPhone 4S last week smashed sales records for Apple and some of its carrier partners, such as AT&T and Sprint.
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