“The president and chief operating officer of Samsung Electronics, Lee Jae-yong, has been invited to Apple Inc’s private memorial service for Steve on Sunday, a source with the knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Sunday,” Hyunjoo Jin reports for Reuters.
“‘Apple plans to hold an invitation-only memorial service for Jobs apart from an employee event. Samsung’s president Lee Jae-yong plans to attend the service to offer condolence to Jobs,’ the source said,” Jin reports. “Lee is the only son of an heir apparent to Samsung chairman Lee Kun-hee.”
Jin reports, “Media reported that Lee would have a separate meeting with Apple CEO Tim Cook after the memorial service and discuss bilateral cooperation, but the source did not confirm the report.”
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[Thanks to MacDailyNews Readers “Fred Mertz” and “Jax44” for the heads up.]
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