On Wed, 5 Oct 2011 20:45:59 -0700 (PDT), MJ
wrote:

I was an Apple employee after he left the company and left before he came back. I knew a lot of people who worked directly for him and/or had some "face time" with him. He was hard on his troops, but hard on himself as well. He understood technology better than most and he'll be missed.

Looking back, what a career.

Indeed. I think he made the proper decision. (see sig)

--
The most decisive actions of our life - I mean those that are most
likely to decide the whole course of our future - are, more often
than not, unconsidered.
-- Andre Gide