I think he's old enough and wise enough to take care of himself and the company. Probably more than some random guy on a web forum.
I'm inclined to agree.
We've all seen Apple pick up ye olde sword many a time and said "ok, come on".
They usually call it right though.
Almost every time I've seen Apple release a product I've thought "Ok, come on".
Every time their stuff sells like crack-- when crack was happening.
iPhone- I thought ok, that's stupid. It's a really high end PDA with a phone.
Sells like crack
New ipods every year that don't really offer anything new other than a few gimmicks
Sells like crack
I thought 'nobody's going to PAY for service packs' ie, OSX leopard, snow leopard.
Yes they are
Nobody's going to want a mac cube, or a mac mini, they're too weak, and most Mac users like heavy video work.
Wrong
Going X86 is going to hurt Apple
Wrong
Ipod touch is a stupid idea people will just buy iphones
Wrong
So, at a glance, I think, this is insanity. Nobody can compete with Google's ubiquitous, highly developed map features.
But then, Apple can call it man...