[1010RD]

Pulling the tech together and making big money marketing it to the elitists has to count for some vision, no?

[DarkSavant]

+1. He was a brilliant marketer that created a fanatical niche. Mind you, the products are polished, but the only aspect that could be described as innovative in his products are the user interfaces.

Take Tablet PC's. I remember developing the initial ones in college for a capstone project in 2003. I see the iPad come out several years later, LESS powerful than the tablets made that never got off the ground in college. To my surprise, they sell like mad to the crazy fanboys, which then creates enough selling momentum that average Joes start buying them. Look where we are today.

The only different I see in the iPad is the user interface was dumbed down and FAR less powerful than the interface Microsoft made for the Tablets.

I'll give Jobs credit where credit is due. He was a strong leader and knew how to play the game.