Not an anecdote: he slashed a product line that was confusing and introduced a four quad chart: Laptop, desktop, consumer, pro. It didn’t last (see MacBook Air among MacBook and MacBook Pro), but it was obviously better. If you’re in such denial that he was a great leader during his second stint at Apple, I don’t know what to tell you.
Not an anecdote: he slashed a product line that was confusing and introduced a four quad chart: Laptop, desktop, consumer, pro. It didn’t last (see MacBook Air among MacBook and MacBook Pro), but it was obviously better. If you’re in such denial that he was a great leader during his second stint at Apple, I don’t know what to tell you.