Gruber admits that Apple isn't the same without Jobs. The issues isn't whether Apple can persist in the short term without him — obviously, it can — and it will even continue making handsome profits well into the future.
The question is whether Apple can come up with the next ipod or iphone without him. That, I sincerely doubt.
The question is whether Apple can come up with the next ipod or iphone without him. That, I sincerely doubt.