"You write on your site; I write on mine." http://daringfireball.net/2010/06/whats_fair It _still_ isn't clear whether the parent is Daring Fireball's author ( but I don't suppose I doubt it much )
Except in the 80s Jobs didn't hand pick his successor (at the time of his succession).
This, and the fact that the man himself is still on the board of directors (at least for a few years). Also, don't forget that Apple is stuffed with talented people, like Ive, Forstall and Federighi who won't let apple become another 'me too' company with junky and overpriced products (like the Apple in the late 80's): http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2011/news/1105/gallery.fortun...
Let's hope it stays that way -- I don't want Apple to fail anymore than anyone else. Tim Cook is a fairly dim bulb, though, just a paper-pusher with a bad temper. I hope he doesn't get in the way of those at Apple with real talent.