What I find missing is that his death from pancreatic cancer didn't have an option to play out, like a smoker getting a new set of lungs and heart ... at least I never heard such an option was available to him. His untimely death should send a message to all we need to put more money in researching medical possibilities for everyone regardless of one's ability to pay. Mr. Jobs had more than the minimal financial resources to pay for expert medical attention, yet he still died unnecessarily.  That should send a clear message to those who believe the costs of medical cares is high because of scofflaws gaming the system ... it's not about money. It's about research into the hidden dimension about life and learning how to control and correct organisms that malfunction and slowly destroy their host body. It's why universal health care was and still is so important. Of course, if it requires conservatives to increase taxes to fund such medical research for the public good then it won't be too long before Jobs will be painted as a liberal and his life was not worth saving because one life is too costly for the public to endure. Then again, maybe it will make a few reconsider their entrenched positions. Mr Jobs death might follow that of the legendary phoneix ... reborn out of the ashes of death. Just think ... his death being the catalyst to rejuvenate a demand for universal heath care and research into cures for the many varieties of cancers that plague mankind is a parting gift up Mr. jobs alley ... just like all of the many products he brought forth during his life span.

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Very sad, indeed, however, there is absolutely NO truth to the rumor that GOP soothsayers predicted the death of the Apple co-founder when, earlier this year, they wrote:  "Obama to Blame for Loss of Jobs."