When Jobs left Apple, he was 30; when he returned, he was 42. Musk is 47. If he needs time away from Tesla to ’grow up’, he better do it fast.

Your acting as if job change and apple accepted him back. No apple crashed and burn without him as his became more of what he was. He never "grew up" he just proved that his current attitude was correct and the people saying he need to "grow up" were wrong.

Jobs was ousted by his own team. He didn't leave and just walk back in. Apple was in deep trouble.

I'm not convinced it was somehow better for Apple that it happened. If anything it only lamented that Jobs was required to make it work, which could only possibly leave Jobs with a bigger ego.

Elon Musk might be far better at running multi-billion dollar companies after he grows up, yes.

Steve Jobs was certainly far more "grown up" when he returned to Apple.

Comparing Elon to Jobs is a bit insulting to Elon. Elons achievementts are huge.His former wife also had same view expressed in his biogry.

People who have down voted please explain why Jobs achivements are equal to Elons. It's highly unlikely jobs success without Woz. The same can't be said about Elon