Tim Cook kept Steve Jobs in his iPhone contacts for years after he died

Nearly three and a half years have passed since Apple cofounder Steve Jobs died from pancreatic cancer, but his successor as CEO, Tim Cook, kept his friend's contact information in his iPhone long afterward

As revealed in Becoming Steve Jobs: The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader, which hits physical and digital shelves on Tuesday, Cook wasn't quick to delete Jobs' contact details following his 2011 death

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The tidbit is a part of a long string of untold anecdotes to come out of the book. Authors Brent Schlender and Rick Tetzeli interviewed former Jobs colleagues and confidantes, including Cook and designer Jony Ive, as well as his wife Laurene Powell Jobs, to give readers an unprecedented look at the tech visionary. Read more...

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