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Apple's closest rival Samsung Electronics on Wednesday released a statement after Steve Jobs' death stating that its rival was an innovative spirit.

Passionate, prickly, and deemed irreplaceable by many Apple fans and investors, Steve Jobs made a life defying conventions and expectations.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs died on Wednesday, but his legacy lives on through those he inspired through his work, his story and his famous quotes that came to define more about him.

Following the death of Steve Jobs on Wednesday evening, analysts say Apple (APPL) is in good hands and will not falter, especially with the yet-be-released iPhone 5 still on the horizon.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) reacted to the passing of Apple CEO Steve Jobs Wednesday night. In a released statement, she called Jobs a “visionary” and an “innovator whose products brought joy to millions.”

Disney president Bob Iger reacts to Steve Jobs' death.

While Steve Jobs' death in 2011 is shocking, it wasn't unexpected. Jobs had battled cancer for years. He had an operation in 2004, a liver transplant in 2009, and took three leaves of absence before he permanatly resigned as the CEO of Apple in August 2011.

The group behind Steve Jobs Day has posted a video in honor of their hero, and plans to hold memorials for him on October 14.

Steve Jobs died on October 5 and U.S. President Barack Obama and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg have hailed him as a visionary and issued the following reactions:

The death of Apple CEO Steve Jobs prompted Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin to each react with sadness and condolences on their Google+ accounts late Wednesday night.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs died on Wednesday. He was 56.

Steve Jobs, who transformed the worlds of personal computing, music and mobile phones, died on Wednesday at the age of 56 after a years-long battle with pancreatic cancer.

Give Steve Jobs credit: while nobody can possibly know how Apple will fare without its co-founder and Chairman, the company has a qualified CEO and management team. In Silicon Valley these days, that's a major difference.

Apple wouldn't be Apple without CEO Steve Jobs and the products he created in his time leading the company. His products were legendary, and to this day many of them affect the way we live our lives.

Steve Jobs, the visionary behind Apple's iPhone and a host of other iDevices died peacefully on Wednesday surrounded by his family, a release from his family stated.

Apple's co-founder and visionary, Steve Jobs, has passed away aged 56 after losing a fierce battle against pancreatic cancer.

On the night Apple chairman and founder Steve Jobs died, users took to Twitter to express their sympathies and thoughts of the late Apple head.

Texting, or emailing, while driving doubles reaction time and makes drivers more likely to miss a flashing light, according to new research.

Apple has dedicated its homepage to Steve Jobs following his death on Wednesday at age 56.

Tim Cook mourns Steve Jobs' death in an email Apple employees.

Microsoft is set to win EU approval for its planned $8.5 billion acquisition of online telephone service Skype, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.

Apple co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs sadly passed away at the age of 56 on Wednesday night after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

Steve Jobs is dead, but Studiocom was already preparing a day in his honor on October 14, the day of the iPhone 4S launch.

Anderson Cooper, Alyssa Milano and several other celebrities have tweeted their condolences after hearing of Steve Jobs' death.

Sprint has confirmed an unlimited data plan for the iPhone 4S.

Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, whose inventions/projects at Apple have shaped how we live, work, and play, passed away Wednesday at the age of 56. Arguably the greatest inventor of the post-World War II computer age, Jobs created innovative, utilitarian, and cool products -- including the Mac, iPod, iPhone, and iPad.

Apple lost Steve Jobs today. At the age of 56, Jobs was a visionary that built a company like Apple no one could ever imagine. In 2004, he was diagnosed with a cancerous tumor in his pancreas.

Jobs leaves a proud legacy at Apple

Jobs leaves behind an enormous legacy unmatched in the U.S. technology sector.