9To5Mac reports that Apple has stripped its homepage and replaced it with a tribute to Nelson Mandela.
Only a few others have been honoured this way: Gregory Hines, George Harrison, Rosa Parks, Jerry York and Steve Jobs.
Tim Cook and Phil Schiller also tweeted their thoughts:
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
“ 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
“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