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and prayers during of the last year of steves illness. all around the world and all around the web tributes have been pouring in all night for the man whos been called henry ford, thomas edison, willy wonka and pt barnum all rolled up in one. from president obama, the world has lost a visionary. much of the world heard of his passing on a device he int vented. michelle and i send our thoughts and prayers to steves wife lauren, his family and all those who loved him. from partner in adv...

from president obama tonight, the world has lost a visionary and there may be no greater tribute to steves success that most of the world learned of his passing on a device he invented. michelle and i send thoughts and prayers to his wife lauren, his family and all who loved him. from bill gates, the world rarely sees someone who has had the profound impact steve has had. the effects of which will be felt for many generations to come. for those of us lucky enough to get to work with hi...

and tell he once was famous for. a lot of talk about that tonight. well look back at the life of steve jobs with dan simon. >> reporter: steve jobs was a modern day thomas edison. >> you can do multifinger gestures on it and, boy, have we patented it. >> reporter: he didnt have a patent on his own look but he was rarely seen without tennis shoes, levis and a black shirt. he was legendary for his flair and showman ship. >> amazing. the screen float mismidair. >> reporter: his mother, an...

>> capitalism doesnt work. >> youre angry at wall street? washington, too, or just wall street? >> definitely washington. the politicians who are corrupted by a lot of the corporate money from wall street. >> so what do you want, protesters? it seems like people want a messiah leader. just like they did when they anointed barack obama. but, if you dont know whats wrong, no one can fix it for you. john adline is contributor and cnn columnist for "newsweek" and the daily beast. john, gre...

Apple became kind of the heart and soul of the technology market while he was here. he was ceo of the decade, last decade. and apple rose to prominence as being the most well valued company, highly valued company in the united states, if not the world. while he was there. at least for a short time. he was an amazing individual and hell be one that will be long missed and not easily replaced. >> and it is as great and colorful an american success story as we have. someone who started trying to pu...

Creative input he has delivered to this country during his lifetime. >> yeah, thats correct. he really had -- he was the heart and soul of apple and apple became kind of the heart and soul of the technology market while he was here. he was ceo of the decade, last decade. and apple rose to prominence as being the most well valued company, highly valued company in the united states, if not the world. while he was there. at least for a short time. he was an amazing individual and hell be one that w...

Extraordinary a dream that was when he was working in his garage. >> yeah, thats correct. it really was a rags to riches story. he was an orphan and adopted as a child. he explored what many of us explored as we were growing up including traveling india by barefoot which almost killed him. the -- he came to be a power and an icon both by virtue of his unique vision and kind of his unique charisma. he was able to retransform himself after being fired from apple and come back and actually save the...

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Of the iphone, the ipod and the apple mac computer. turning electronic gadgets into objects of desire. >> i think if you do something and it turns out pretty good then you should go do something else wonderful. >> reporter: as he was fond of saying, wait, theres more. >> today apple is going to reinvent the phone. >> reporter: and people did wait. in long lines for the first iphones in 2007. then three years later, they lined up for the ipad. changing the way people consume media. >> design plus...

A statement from apples board of directors reads, "we are deeply saddened to announce that steve jobs passed away today. steves brilliance, passion and energy were the sources of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives. the world is immeasurably better because of steve. his greatest love was for his wife, lauren and his family. our hearts go out to him and all touched by his extraordinary gifts." joining me by phone, veteran of the industry, technology analyst, rob enderly...