"Apple will close its retail stores for several hours Wednesday so that employees can watch a webcast of a company-wide memorial service to celebrate the life of co-founder Steve Jobs, according to a person familiar with the matter. (Rest at http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9QEVF6G2.htm)"
Honestly, that man didn't do anything worth such event. Why some greedy raving madman gets worldwide memorial, while Dennis motherfuckin' MacAlistair Ritchie isn't even mentioned in major media? Looks like douches won again.