Yes, he won the 1990s war. ...and was able to retire and turn over the 2000s war to Steve B. That said, true: the CEO doesn't have to be the skilled presenter.

Yes, he won the 1990s war. ...and was able to retire and turn over the 2000s war to Steve B. That said, true: the CEO doesn't have to be the skilled presenter. But IMHO Jobs' central asset is his ability to judge how people are affected by design - and that applies to product design (UX, etc) and to presentation design. He understands how to use the powerful emotional/subjective components of the consumer response (usually; better than perhaps 99.5% of CEOs).