I am not sure the value of patent counting. It is pretty easy to get your name on a patent as the CEO. I wouldn't disagree that Jobs was good at his job, nor t

I am not sure the value of patent counting. It is pretty easy to get your name on a patent as the CEO. I wouldn't disagree that Jobs was good at his job, nor that he provided value to society overall, but I would say it is really difficult to tell the technical skills of a leader (since they don't get much opportunity to show them off).