Yes, it seems so.

Then when Jobs passed away Ive was left to do his own thing. This led to butterfly keyboard problem, magsafe being removed, less ports, and lots of other things.

Ignoring what the customer wants has always been Apple’s thing, but it can be taken too far. Steve Jobs was a huge fan of magsafe.

> Was Jobs the counterweight to this, to keep it in check?

This is often said.