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Jobs was a lot more charismatic and had a much more massive presence on the stage and in the public eye, which goes a long way. He was also much more of a product guy, and I think more people can resonate with that better than they can with Cook as a logistics guy.

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I miss Steve. A real bastard of a man but nobody could create products, and point out the flaws in a product, better than him. Absolute genius.

I think Apple has suffered with its innovation since Steve died because there is no one left that great to say "no" to a product, or feature. Tim Cook might be a good businessman but he is not a product innovator, and that's Apple's biggest problem right now.

Maybe so, but I feel users are getting more of what they’re asking for these days. Bringing back ports on the MacBook Pros and not going for ultimate thinness. The changes in iOS/iPadOS that make it more useful as a standalone device.

Jobs also seem to have tighter control of the company and what it engineered even if it meant somewhat displeasing the financiers, marketing to some degree.

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