Today Marks the 15th Anniversary of Steve Jobs' Death
Today Marks the 15th Anniversary of Steve Jobs' DeathMonday October 5, 2026 2:12 am PDT by Tim Hardwick15 years ago today, Steve Jobs passed away from pancreatic cancer at the age of 56. It was the day after Apple executives introduced the iPhone 4s at a media event on the company's Infinite Loop headquarters campus. In the days following his passing, Apple began posting comments from fans on its "Remembering Steve" webpage.
- ▪Today Marks the 15th Anniversary of Steve Jobs' DeathMonday October 5, 2026 2:12 am PDT by Tim Hardwick15 years ago today, Steve Jobs passed away from pancreatic cancer at the age of 56.
- ▪It was the day after Apple executives introduced the iPhone 4s at a media event on the company's Infinite Loop headquarters campus.
- ▪In the days following his passing, Apple began posting comments from fans on its "Remembering Steve" webpage.
2 outlets in our directory ran this story. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: centre. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Remembering Steve Jobs, 15 years after his death — AppleInsider
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Today Marks the 15th Anniversary of Steve Jobs' DeathMonday October 5, 2026 2:12 am PDT by Tim Hardwick15 years ago today, Steve Jobs passed away from pancreatic cancer at the age of 56. It was the day after Apple executives introduced the iPhone 4s at a media event on the company's Infinite Loop headquarters campus. In the days following his passing, Apple began posting comments from fans on its "Remembering Steve" webpage. Apple continues to maintain the page, highlighting some of the over one million submissions from people around the world who "shared their memories, thoughts, and feelings about Steve." The company marked the first anniversary of his passing with a photo and audio slideshow on its website, and we are expecting something similar this anniversary.
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