Steve Jobs dead… apple confirms

on the front page of Drudgereport and Tuaw, there is mention of this..

cnet has the story:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-20116336-37/apple-co-founder-chairman-steve-jobs-dies/?tag=TOCcarouselMain.0

and apple has confirmed this as well https://www.apple.com/stevejobs/

Apple co-founder and Chairman Steve Jobs died today, Apple said. He was 56.

Jobs had been suffering from various health issues following the seven-year  anniversary of his surgery for a rare form of pancreatic cancer in August 2004.  Apple announced in January that he would be taking an indeterminate medical  leave of absence, with Jobs then stepping down from his role as CEO in late  August.

Read more: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-20116336-37/apple-co-founder-chairman-steve-jobs-dies/#ixzz1ZxEhQmzn