The passing of Jobs was truly a huge loss for the world and for the tech industry, and a slow hit to Apple, unless you measure success only by dollars and cents. One can't help but think 'what could've been' had he survived, as with so many others who were taken too soon. Sadly, this is a long list.
Some tech moguls who used to look up to Jobs have became the corporate shills that he used to call out, but with far greater control and influence. There isn't much different between the stuffed suits from 'Big Blue' of yore to the billionaire geeks in t-shirts and jeans today who's high on their own supply of unchecked consolidated power and wealth, which has and will continue to result in irresponsible behaviors.
As (many) companies grow into behemoths and at alarming rates, they and their CEOs are becoming caricatures of who and what they once were. This seems to be the biggest trend that no one in the tech media space talks about. I miss the days when 'thinking different' wasn't hindered by greed, which always comes at the expense of something. Sure, Jobs could've fell into the same pit as most others, but I'd like to think that he'd stay true to himself, and Apple.
