Apple Founder Steve Jobs Dies

[Ben 'Teal'c would WIN!!' Noble]

He didn't invent the MP3 player, smart phone or tablet he made them trendy. I am not bad mouthing the guy just adding a bit of perspective

[Quizziard]

In a way, his best ability was to persuade people to buy what he was selling. And moreover, for a higher price than the competition with less inter-changeability/options.

Although, in general, the fruit-flavoured brand generally did "just work", there are myriad forums which prove its not faultless by a long way, so it didn't even meet it's own advertising. [Says Q, with a zapped back-up drive on a Jobs-machine]

[SoulReaver]

In a way, his best ability was to persuade people to buy what he was selling

and persuade people to buy what they didn't need

[Morbo]

He didn't invent the MP3 player, smart phone or tablet he made them trendy. I am not bad mouthing the guy just adding a bit of perspective

no, he didn't invent them. but he did what he basically did for everything else - made them useable.