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God and the iPhone

The death of American technology entrepreneur and innovator Steve Jobs on October 5, 2011, drew a flood of interest in China’s media, and for days tributes to Jobs were prominent across Chinese social media platforms such as Sina Weibo and QQ Weibo.

The death of American technology entrepreneur and innovator Steve Jobs on October 5, 2011, drew a flood of interest in China’s media, and for days tributes to Jobs were prominent across Chinese social media platforms such as Sina Weibo and QQ Weibo. In this cartoon, posted by artist Fan Jianping (范建平) to his QQ.com blog, Steve Jobs is picture in heaven with God, enthusiastically walking the Almighty through its features.

David Bandurski

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