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Bloomberg L.P. accidentally sent out Steve Jobs' obituary over the wire to Bloomberg subscribers yesterday (Aug. 27, 2008), after updating it. It should have been only distributed internally and held, but somebody not completely familiar with the InterWebs may have pressed the wrong button. News agencies commonly keep Obituaries up-to-date for various alive newsworthy persons, in preparation for

See? Pressing "Send: All" can cause some serious embarrassment.


Links:

• At CNN Money: How Steve Jobs’ obit got published - Apple 2.0
• At Gawker: Steve Jobs: Steve Jobs's Obituary, As Run By Bloomberg
• Yahoo News: Bloomberg mistakenly publishes Steve Jobs obituary - Yahoo! News
• CNET News: Bloomberg mistakenly publishes Steve Jobs obituary | Apple - CNET News
• Telegraph.co.uk: Steve Jobs obituary published by Bloomberg - Telegraph
• And many, many more: steve jobs obituary - Google Search

johnhu_2005

Lol! Steve Jobs doesn't need an obituary, he's already met the devil. He sold his soul for the iPhone.

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spud42

steves now in a very select group who have read their own obit...
oscar wilde....i think....who else?

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Originally Posted by spud42

steves now in a very select group who have read their own obit... oscar wilde....i think....who else?

Mark Twain. After a story about his death he wrote the newspaper to say, "The report of my death was an exaggeration".