>>So why didn't Jobs do a better job of finding and cultivating a successor? Because people aren't exactly replaceable like spare parts. If your biggest edge i

>>So why didn't Jobs do a better job of finding and cultivating a successor? Because people aren't exactly replaceable like spare parts. If your biggest edge is a person, and the unique value they bring through their work. Then its almost impossible to replace them. Apple is still one thing. I think something like Amazon will be far harder to imagine without Jeff Bezos.