“If any proof were needed of how ubiquitous the bitten-apple emblem has become in Russia, it came Thursday as mourners laid flowers at Apple stores across the country and President Dmitry Medvedev led the nation in a tribute to company founder Steve Jobs, who died late Wednesday night after a battle with pancreatic cancer,” Roland Oliphant reports for The Moscow Times.
“‘People like Steve Jobs change our world,’ tweeted Medvedev on Thursday morning. ‘My sincere condolences to the family and all who admired his wisdom and talent.” The president met Jobs during a visit to California last year,” Oliphant reports. “It was a powerful illustration of just how far Jobs — and more importantly his products — have penetrated contemporary Russian society, especially the business and political elite in the four years since he gave the go-ahead for Apple’s launch of operations in the country.”
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[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Glenn H.” for the heads up.]