[coldcode]

That's why it takes two types of people to make something successful and lasting. One to come up with and do the invention, and someone to take it and make a product that affects the world. Neither does much without the other. Xerox had all the amazing tech and did absolutely squat with it. Jobs saw a demo and made it an actual thing you could use, whoever many errors he made in the process. Same is true with Steve and Steve, one did the tech and one made it a company. Rarely can one person do both and be successful.

[hkmurakami]

The one example I know of where the two skills were founded in the same person was Satoru Iwata of HAL/Nintendo.

Brilliant programmer/hacker, tech/User experience visionary, and a corporate operator chief.

[michaelmrose]

Pretending that apple is as important as PARC seems to me to be poorly thought out. It's mistaking was is visible with what is important.

[flavio81]

>Jobs saw a demo and made it an actual thing you could use,

Xerox systems were complete and readily usable, but too expensive. Jobs simply tried to make something similar but cheaper. First, Jobs failed as well (Apple Lisa), then the Mac was easier to sell due to being lower priced. But the Mac also didn't sell well at the beginning; it started selling well after Jobs was fired, paradoxically.

[pcunite]

Rarely can one person do both and be successful

Agree, but that doesn't sell as many books or movies I guess.