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by khazhoux 478 days ago
Why do you say that?

Was his refusal of cancer treatment more impactful on the world than his creation of Apple Computers?

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Probably. Given the known history of Apple it's just as likely that they'd have been successful if Jobs got hit by a bus after the Apple II shipped. His legacy of irrational and unexplained digression is pretty suitably punctuated by his own unwillingness to part with his pancreas.

A timeline where Woz led product design at Apple under a less recalcitrant leader might be one where Apple Computers is still relevant for making computers. The pivot to a lifestyle brand hasn't proven to be the strongest option, in the long term.

He didn't get hit by a bus, though. He led the company for decades.

Surely you've heard how opinionated and domineering Jobs was? Every strategic decision and major product decision was either from him or went through him.