Quality Control

Businesses must be able to survive without the owner or they need to go anyway.

who? well Bill gates sort of "retired" and Ms still turns out the same sh..programs

Apple has done fine without the genius who started it.

"Steve Jobs is many things to Apple — technical visionary, marketing guru, guardian of quality."

I think the things that make Apple so successful and great are obvious. Unfortunately (good for Apple) most leaders are blindsided by the bottom line and aren't very good at micromanagement. I'm sure Steve had some very good people beneath him that should be able to pick up where he left off. Basically, the "Steve Job's business models" needs to be written in stone and followed with no exceptions. Decisions should be made based on the rules of the business model, never by the gut feelings of the management team.