The sad fact is that Apple will never be the same after Jobs. I think he embodies a unique ability to see the heart of a new technology or aspect of technology

The sad fact is that Apple will never be the same after Jobs. I think he embodies a unique ability to see the heart of a new technology or aspect of technology and to focus in on the critical part or parts, ruthlessly getting to what he sees. It's not just a design sense (like Ive), nor a good sense of what consumers really "want." And there are plenty of downsides to this unique gift. (We can all cite plenty of examples.) I don't think we've seen that from anyone else, even at Apple, over the years, so there's no real replacement possible. I think it's even spilled over to Pixar's success, which is pretty amazing. (Maybe Alan Kay rivals it, in a different world.)