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iLaugh, iCry, iTweet: How Twitter reacted to Steve Jobs resignation

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As soon as Steve Jobs resigned from his position as the CEO of Apple, every corner of the Internet — Twitter, in particular — exploded. There were tributes to his career, speculation regarding the future of Apple, awful puns, and plenty of sweet sentiments.

Here are some which stood out among the many tweets we spotted.

There were the quips about Apple's tendency to release new products at a brisk pace as well as a few about the shortcomings of some of those products:

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There were jokes which played on Jobs' name:

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Did you know that this was the second time that Steve Jobs has stepped down from the position of CEO at Apple? Some Twitter users certainly did:

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Twitter

Naturally there were some conspiracy theories:

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But most folks ignored those and focused on the important things:

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Twitter

(Ok, maybe that second person is a bit confused...)

Some parody Twitter accounts came out of the woodwork for this occasion. Wonder how long this particular one waited for its chance to shine...

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And yes, of course there were fruit-themed puns. How could there not be fruit-themed puns?

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Rosa Golijan writes about tech here and there. She's obsessed with Twitter and loves to be liked on FacebookOh, and she can be found on Google+, too.