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I recently posted this on a different thread here, but to reiterate, while it is true Jobs did not invent the PC, it is also true that Henry Ford did not invent the automobile either. That does not mean he was not an innovator. Ford's contribution was the actualization of his vision; he made it possible for everyday working class Americans to a car much in the same way that Jobs made it possible for everyday working class people to own a PC.

Jobs did not invent the personal computer, but his was the first commercially viable unit with a graphic interface. He envisoned a time when the personal computer would be a common household appliance used to facilitate common household tasks, and virtually created an industry geared toward that end. PC's existed before Jobs but they were for the use of hobbyists, and enthusiasts, not everyday lay people.

Technology is not an end to itself; it is about products and proliferation. Sure, the Xerox Perc preceded Apple II. But How many Xerox Perc's were actually sold? Jobs vision was his genius