Steve Jobs obituary accidentally published
source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/2638481/Steve-Jobs-obituary-publishe...
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The stock obituary was published "momentarily" after a routine update by a reporter, and was "immediately deleted", Bloomberg said.
Jobs was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2003, but there is no suggestion that the news wire has recent news on his health. Most media organisations regularly update their pre-prepared obituaries of newsworthy figures.
The obituary, which has been obtained by a US gossip blog, contained blank spaces for Jobs’s age and cause of death to be inserted.
The opening sentence described Jobs as the man who “helped make personal computers as easy to use as telephones, changed the way animated films are made, persuaded consumers to tune into digital music and refashioned the mobile phone.”
The 2,500-word piece also included praise for Jobs from his rival Microsoft boss Bill Gates, details of his rise from college drop-out to technology billionaire, and a list of his family “survivors”.
Details of friends and colleagues of the Apple founder to be contacted by Bloomberg in the event of his death were also published with the obituary.
Bloomberg, which was founded by New York mayor Michael Bloomberg and prides itself on its accuracy and transparency, later published a note acknowledging the story's retraction on its wire.
“An incomplete story referencing Apple Inc. was inadvertently published by Bloomberg News at 4:27 p.m.New York time today,” the message read.
“The item was never meant for publication and has been retracted.”
A Bloomberg spokeswoman said: "This was a routine update of a biography by the obits department, meant for the internal system and not meant for publication.
"It was momentarily posted on the external wire, in error, and immediately deleted."
Jobs has been reluctant to publicly discuss his health, but recently denied claims that his cancer had returned.
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ultravphunter
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Poor Apple employees. They thought they were seeing a ghost at work today!
- 3 years ago
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ultravphunter
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satanskidney
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Looks like Bill Gates hacked his way in yet again. Bill Gates you 1337 a$$h013...
- 3 years ago
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satanskidney
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smartcafe
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This guy gets any thinner and you'll need to publish that obituary for real.
- 3 years ago
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smartcafe
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Babaganate
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Could you imagine the memo that Jobs got for this?
"Oops. We told everyone you were dead."
- 3 years ago
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Babaganate
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iloveravi
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Steve Jobs has been dead for years.
Hence the tie-ins with pepsi, mcdonalds and AT&T.
- 3 years ago
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iloveravi
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GeoffNI
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I have to agree Steve doesn't look one bit well in the photo. Just think what will happen if the world was to lose, this lunatic!?!?!Thats right he is a lunatic, totally insane thats why he co-invents the greatest consumer products. Insane people usally create there visions. The man is a genius!
- 3 years ago
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GeoffNI
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orangeseverywhere
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holy journalistic faux pas.
- 3 years ago
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orangeseverywhere
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swa11ow
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I think Apple's trying to prepare everyone for the inevitable. The picture from the article is from the iPhone Developer Conference in early June of this year. When seeing him like this, both fans and stock analysts speculated that he was sick again and the rumours have never been completely squelched. I've heard one estimate that Apple would take about a $20 billion hit in market cap should Jobs pass on.
- 3 years ago
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swa11ow
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Neghie
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Wow. That's like getting an unexpected visit from Death.
Jobs: "What are you doing here?"
Death: Oh, I got an email, saying you were on your way out...thought I'd drop by...give you a lift?"
Jobs: No. The email stated I was dieing to go to Hawaii this year..."dieing to go to Hawaii."
Jobs: Oh...well then...I guess I should've read the whole thing, shouldn't I? (Awkward silence) Well...since I'm here....
- 3 years ago
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Neghie
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videogirl_mai
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I'd blame the interns.
- 3 years ago
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videogirl_mai
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GeoffNI
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Wow this is a huge blunder, Anyhow to Steve Jobs as a fellow human being I wish him Health and Peace.
- 3 years ago
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GeoffNI
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JanaPokana
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At least now he has the chance to request changes to be made to his obituary. Who else gets this opportunity?
- 3 years ago
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JanaPokana
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petarro
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I will vote this one Down. Not even the Mistake should be News.
- 3 years ago
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petarro
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KateLove
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sidratus2:
....... -_-
- 3 years ago
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KateLove
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KarlitoMosquito
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Rumors of Steve Jobs death have been greatly exaggerated...
- 3 years ago
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KarlitoMosquito
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LindseyIndigo
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Oops! I bet whoever pressed that button has got into quite a lot of trouble.
It must've been so weird for Steve Jobs himself - if he has any kind of ego (and most of us do) he might have wondered how he'd be remembered in the future after his death - imagine finding out *exactly* what the world was going to say about you once you were gone. Odd odd odd! Would you want to know what your obituary was going to say?
- 3 years ago
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LindseyIndigo
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mookster_07
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LindseyIndigo:
That's exactly what i was thinking about... I would like to see my obituary, and know who would go to my funeral.
- 3 years ago
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mookster_07
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eldamon
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Wow, hope that isn't a bad omen.
- 3 years ago
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eldamon
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CHARMOSH
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stupid human tricks
- 3 years ago
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CHARMOSH
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AceHardchester
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There's a surprising number of "in case of emergency" obituaries out there. I wonder what would happen if they were all accidentally published on the same day.
- 3 years ago
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AceHardchester
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2Shae
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It would really suck for Apple Inc. if Steve Jobs would die soon and if he does indeed have cancer again then I for see a massive sell of Apple stock.
- 3 years ago
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2Shae
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phillyharper
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Oops!
- 3 years ago
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phillyharper
