Steve didn't sacrifice him. Apple is having less to say. . .because their products are speaking for themselves. You have to have a lot to say anytime you're on the edge. You have to rile people to a cause that isn't popular. Apple is popular and strong. They are constantly rolling out new products as they become ready. It's wonderful! Before, they had to do big demonstrations of how the G4 could do gigaflops or how they were going to change the world. Now, they can stand up there and say, we've made a better 17" laptop and walk off stage knowing that they aren't a hard sell like they used to be.

I'm not bashing what Apple was. I've been a Mac user from the LC and Quadra days, but I'm much happier with the company now. They aren't some counter-culture scrappy thing. They're big, stable, mainstream, and consistent. And I love it!