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Steve Appleton, Micron CEO, Dies In Plane Crash

Posted by Soulskill on from the rest-in-peace dept.

CR0WTR0B0T writes "Micron CEO Steve Appleton was killed in a plane crash around 9AM on Friday, February 3rd. He was flying an experimental fixed-wing single engine Lancair, which crashed in between two runways at the Boise airport."

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  1. Re:bad by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Guess that Steve was looking for the John Denver Experience.

  2. The biggest paragraph in the press release by ydrol · · Score: 4, Funny

    http://investors.micron.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=646118

  3. Hmmm... by butilikethecookie · · Score: 1, Funny

    Steve Jobs....Steve Appleton....Steve Wozniak.....How many F**** Steve's are there!?!

  4. Re:Where was his golden... okay I won't by jd · · Score: 3, Funny

    Even if he had been a golden parachute kind of guy, those things are useless for bailing out of single-seater aircraft. Way too heavy.

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  5. Re:Where was his golden... okay I won't by OhSoLaMeow · · Score: 5, Funny

    I guess he went out doing the thing he loved.

    He loved to crash his airplane???

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  6. from news for nerds by nimbius · · Score: 3, Funny

    rich white man dies doing things rich white people enjoy doing, but not things youll ever have time or resources to do in your life.
    local slashdotter quoted as saying, "i wonder if the plane was printed on a makerbot?"

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