LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - One of Jobs' last bits of earthly business was in securing approval for the new futuristic Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California. The building will be large enough to hold 12,000 employees in a park-like setting near the already headquarters in Cupertino. 

Jobs first became aware of the area while he had a part-time job working for Hewlett Packard when he was 13. He vowed to buy the land when it became available.

One of Jobs last projects was overseeing the development of the delayed iCloud project. The system will allow Apple users to store their music, photos and other documents remotely and masterminding updated versions of the iPod, iPad, iPhone and MacBooks. According to Apple, the device will insure at least four years' worth of products is in the pipeline.

In addition, re-order sales of the first authorized biography of Steve Jobs have increased by a staggering 44,000 percent. The book due October 24 is "based on more than 40 interviews with Jobs conducted over two years - as well as interviews with more than a hundred family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues."

Interbrand, a consultancy firm predicts that Jobs' death could boost the value of Apple by around $670 million from $33.5 billion as fans make sympathy and impulse purchases.

Jobs was only 56 when he passed away from a lengthy cancer battle. He is survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter.

Thousands of mourners, whose lives were touched by the many devices Jobs helped create, gathered at shrines from California to London, Sydney and Tokyo, Japan.

Apple staff celebrated the life of their former boss with memorial services in his honor."We are planning a celebration of Steve's extraordinary life for Apple employees that will take place soon," Apple chief executive Tim Cook said yesterday.

"We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today," Apple's board of directors said in a prepared statement.

"Steve's brilliance, passion and energy were the source 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, Laurene, and his family. Our hearts go out to them and to all who were touched by his extraordinary gifts."

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