[mustaphamond]

Article reminds of when someone says something completely racist right after saying "I'm not racist, but..."

Apple will do fine post Steve Jobs, just as Microsoft is doing just fine post Bill Gates. It's about the products, not the people selling them.

[frossie]

From all accounts, Steve Jobs has much closer "creative control" of his product line than Bill Gates.

If you like Apple products (and nobody said one should), I don't think it is unreasonable to wonder whether you would still get what you want if Steve Jobs were to relinquish control of the company for whatever reason. The trouble is that because there is a major health issue involved, the whole speculation becomes a bit gruesome - not that the submitted article really raised the tone of the debate.