[micheljansen]

Interesting, perhaps there were two reality distortion fields: the one Steve Jobs was said to exert within Apple, and another that affected the outside world.

The former may very well have been mostly based on lies and Jobs was also not above selectively presenting information that suited his narrative. The effect that Jobs had on the outside world, however, is something that I'm sure many people would like to replicate.

Like this article states, it is all about perception. I'm not sure if Apple could have pulled off a product like the iPod (especially the Shuffle) without Steve Jobs. He was able to convince you that you didn't need the features that it lacked over other products. When Steve was on the stage, he pulled you into his reality and made you see the world differently. And then you forked out 1500 for a laptop :P