If Apple CEO Steve Jobs was reading the Bloomberg news wire yesterday, he might have come across his own obituary.

Newspapers routinely write and update obituaries for notable public figures just in case the unexpected happen, except in this case, Bloomberg inadvertently published theirs for Steve Jobs. They had since issued a retraction.

Questions about Jobs health had surfaced at this year's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC 2008) in June. His gaunt appearance suggested to some observers that he might be battling cancer again, a speculation Jobs denied/didn't want to talk about.

Apple fans will happy to hear that the news of Steve Jobs death has been greatly exaggerated. He's alive and well and working to bring out the next iteration of the iPod or some other gizmo.

Update 8/29/2008:
No person was sacked nor any heads were rolled for this mistake.

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