What I think Old Manus is trying to get at is that he didn't invent any of those things. He simply had the marketing skills to recognize uses people may not have thought of, and/or when the technology was ready to roll out with mass market appeal. It made him a great CEO without a doubt, and certainly an innovator to a great extent, but seeing business opportunities others miss doesn't necessarily a great inventor. Not to take anything away from the man by any stretch.

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and then his last big accomplishment, he introduced a device that will most likely replace the laptop in the future.
Not to turn this thread into a discussion on the impact of the iPad, but I do not see it replacing the laptop. There are many uses for a personal computer, including portable computers like laptops which require more than just a touch screen. I can certainly see touch screens one day being included standard in every laptop, and perhaps when the hardware is there they will be roughly the size and shape of an iPad with easy to transport keyboard docks and wireless mice, but I don't see a tablet in the vein of the current iPad replacing a laptop for much more than surfing the net while sitting on the couch. More likely we'll see the two devices gradually merge to give people the best of both worlds, though distinct tablets like the iPad may continue to exist.