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Message: <blockquote data-quote="other guy" data-source="post: 19284664" data-attributes="member: 502635">Steve Jobs’ Last Words: Likely HoaxThe essay above has circulated heavily on social media, but few posts containing the declaration can be found prior to November 2015. Further, posts of these “dying words” have not included any sources to corroborate that this came from Jobs himself.The last words reportedly spoken by Steve Jobs were “Oh wow. Oh wow. Oh wow,” as reported by his sister Mona Simpson back in 2011. There has been no mention of a dying declaration by his family or biographers.Although there are no sources to confirm or deny the declaration above, there are a few clues which indicate that this was not penned by Jobs.There are no reports of this essay by mainstream press. While every detail of Jobs’ life has been under a microscope for years, this essay has not been reported by CNN, FoxNews, tech magazines, the Wall Street Journal, BBC, or any other major player that has chronicled the life and death of Steve Jobs. It can only be found on blogs and social media posts.Writing style. If one compares the writing style of the essay with known writings of Steve Jobs (such as his resignation letter from 2011 or his thoughts on Flash in 2010), the style does not match that in the declaration above. The generous use of ellipses above, for example, is not found in writing examples left behind by Jobs.Some words and phrases simply don’t read smoothly, such as “life supporting machines” (life support being far more commonly used) or “Non-stop pursuing of wealth” (one would expect the word pursuit here). One would expect Jobs to write his dying declaration at least at the same level as his resignation at Apple.BOTTOM LINEThe dying declaration of Steve Jobs appears to have gone viral on social media in November 2015, although there are no sources to corroborate its veracity. It has not been reported by any major media outlets which have traditionally covered Jobs-related stories. Finally, the grammatical style of the essay does not appear to match that of existing writings by Jobs. Based on those reasons, it would appear that the “Last Words by Steve Jobs” were written by someone else and attributed to Jobs.</blockquote>

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