I think Jobs was a risk taker. And, crucially, he commanded the respect necessary for others to follow his lead. I think plenty of other companies probably had

I think Jobs was a risk taker. And, crucially, he commanded the respect necessary for others to follow his lead. I think plenty of other companies probably had a chance to launch something like the iPod, but shied away thinking the strategy too risky. Or maybe the CEO wanted to go for it, but couldn't convince the rest of the board to trust his judgment. Jobs greatest achievement was bringing all this talent and financing and creativity and vision together and using it to take risks (in the market/domain of consumer electronic and personal computing). With Jobs gone, will Apple still be able to function the same way? I don't know.