
Bershire Hathaway Assistant Debbie Bosanek, left, talks with Steve Jobs widow Laurene Powell Jobs, prior to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Author Walter Isaacson, whose biography of Steve Jobs went on sale last week, had more than 40 conversations with Jobs and also conducted interviews with the Apple founder's family, close friends, co-workers and rivals. (Associated Press)

A security guard for the Apple store in Georgetown stands in the window while that store and all others worldwide close for three hours Wednesday to allow employees to watch a webcast memorial service for co-founder Steve Jobs. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

A memorial outside an Apple Store in Montreal honors Steve Jobs, the Apple co-founder who died Wednesday. (Canadian Press via Associated Press)

ROD LAMKEY JR./THE WASHINGTON TIMES Maha Akkad of Fort Smith, Ark., places a note paying tribute to Apple co-founder Steve Jobs on the window of an Apple Store in Arlington on Thursday.

** FILE ** In this Jan. 15, 2008, file photo, Apple CEO Steve Jobs holds up the new MacBook Air after giving the keynote address at the Apple MacWorld Conference in San Francisco. Apple on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011, said Jobs has died. He was 56. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Apple founder Steve Jobs holds a new iPhone at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco in June 2010. Apple on Wednesday was "deeply saddened to announce" Mr. Jobs' death. He was 56. (Associated Press)

ASSOCIATED PRESS Apple Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs holds the new iPad during a product announcement Jan. 27, 2010, in San Francisco. Apple Inc. on Wednesday announced Mr. Jobs has resigned as CEO. He is expected to be replaced by Tim Cook, who has been the company's chief operating officer. Mr. Jobs has been elected as Apple's chairman.