I believe the blog post isn't really about a temporary solution, it's about what happens when Jobs can't (or won't) fulfill the role of product scrapper: "But

I believe the blog post isn't really about a temporary solution, it's about what happens when Jobs can't (or won't) fulfill the role of product scrapper: "But it’s about fulfilling Jobs’ dreams, not forging new ones. He [Cook] can continue to run the company while Jobs is away because he’s continuing to ensure the execution of designs that Jobs has already approved. But Apple can’t run indefinitely on old plans. The only reason it works for Cook to be in charge while Steve is away is because Steve is still around, doing ruthless critiques of yet-to-be-invented products from his sickbed."