Apple has updated the homepage of its website this evening to pay tribute to Nelson Mandela. The late South African president and anti-apartheid revolutionary died on Thursday at the age of 95.
As it did following the passing of Steve Jobs and a handful of other figures, Apple has removed all product placements on the landing page and replaced them with a large portrait photo of Mandela…
Additionally, CEO Tim Cook and SVP Phil Schiller paid homage to him via Twitter:
“ What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others…..” Mandela 2002
— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) December 6, 2013
Amazing human being. Champion of freedom and human dignity. He set an example for all of the world. RIP Nelson Mandela. We miss you already.
— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) December 6, 2013
“Let freedom reign. The sun never set on so glorious a human achievement.” His Excellancy Nelson Mandela, 1918 – 2013 #NelsonMandela
— Philip Schiller (@pschiller) December 6, 2013
Nelson Mandela passed away this week after battling numerous health issues in recent years. He had been receiving intensive medical care at home for a lung infection after spending three months in hospital.