One other thing from Apple's playbook, and I'm not sure if this was something Tim is responsible for, is carefully deciding where a product's budget was spent.

One other thing from Apple's playbook, and I'm not sure if this was something Tim is responsible for, is carefully deciding where a product's budget was spent. For example, it seemed like Intel Mac's were slightly behind the latest Intel models. Apple displays (Cinema, Studio, etc.) had exceptional specs in say resolution but not much else.