Jennifer Wu

Only 56, Apple founder Steve Jobs died on October 5th, 2011, one day following the release of the iPhone 4S.

A fellow Comm101 class-mate blogged about his death here.

Apple is known to the public for purposely keeping its products a secret until the day of press conferences to build up excitement about the fashionable tech device. However, the long awaited-for iPhone 5 was not launched for sale during the press conference on October 4th, causing a steep decline in Apple’s stock by 7%.

There is reason to believe that the launch of the iPhone 4S is due to the anticipation of Jobs’s death. The Apple stock would’ve been believed to decrease substantially following Jobs’s death, therefore, the launch of the iPhone 4S was only a preparation for the shock following Jobs’s death. Could there be another plot behind these events to manipulate the stock price (a sudden decrease, then a huge increase maybe following the release of the iPhone 5 as a surprise to the public)?

Another theory could be that Jobs was shocked to hear about the decrease in his stock, and it affected his health condition. His death definitely has its impact on the technology oriented world.

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Source: CNN U.S.
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