Facebook's Zuckerberg hails 'mentor' Jobs

By Agence France-Presse | Updated: 6 June 2012 19:07 IST

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Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday paid tribute to Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who died earlier in the day of cancer at age 56.

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday paid tribute to Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who died earlier in the day of cancer at age 56.

"Steve, thank you for being a mentor and a friend," Zuckerberg wrote in a posting on Facebook, the world's leading online social network.

"Thanks for showing that what you build can change the world. I will miss you."

Jobs, who died after a years-long long battle with cancer, revolutionized modern culture with Apple's ubiquitous inventions like the iPod and the iPad.

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