Steve Jobs Reshaped Industries

[Commentary] Steve Jobs' resignation from Apple is rocking the world — and not just the tech world. Jobs, after all, has almost single-handedly reshaped a stunning range of industries: music, TV, movies, software, cellphones, and cloud computing. The products he’s shepherded into existence with single-minded vision read like a Top 10 list, or a Top 50 list, of the world’s most successful inventions: Macintosh. iPod. iPhone. iTunes. iMovie. iPad.

Jobs will remain chairman of Apple's board. You can bet that as chairman, Jobs will still be the godfather. He'll still be pulling plenty of strings, feeding his vision to his carefully built team, and weighing in on the company’s compass headings.
Second, the tech world doesn't turn on a dime. Apple’s pipeline is already stuffed with at least a couple of years’ worth of Jobs-directed products. In the short term, you won't see any difference in Apple’s output of cool, popular inventions.
Third, even if Jobs isn't sitting at every design meeting, ripping apart or heartily embracing each idea presented to him, his tastes, methods and philosophies are deeply entrenched in the company’s blood. (Aug 25)