Sure, and Jobs learned that he did not have unconditional power.
replyAnd when he left, Apple started circling the drain.
replySculley, Spindler, and Amelio were unmitigated disasters.
Amelio managed to make one of the greatest decisions in the history of American business and buy NeXT to get himself replaced by Jobs. How is that an unmitigated disaster? He could have bought BeOS.
replyFair point.
replyBefore that, he was known for spending most of his time, polishing his private plane.