It is the day after Steve Jobs – inventor, icon, visionary – has died. It is also only a matter of days before the iPhone 4S is slated to be released. This is significant for multiple reasons, not the least of which is that it’s the first time in the company’s history – under Jobs – that he was not at the helm for this latest creation. A businessman, stockholder, passionate inventor and great micromanager, to be sure, his continued involvement is unquestionable. But I believe that his ceding the throne to former COO Tim Cook had an impact on his condition.
