"Steve Jobs was the greatest inventor since Thomas Edison. He put the world at our fingertips." --Steven Spielberg Steve Jobs was great and all but he was no Thomas Edison. He didn't invent a lot of what he's famous for and that is perfectly fine. He was an innovator...not an inventor. He brought great ideas and products to the world. His devices were of high quality but they fall under the categories of: MP3 player Smartphone Personal computer iPad - a small laptop computer without a keyboard and a cover Server The originals of these categories are the inventions. If I go take a brush and put a long handle on it, I did not just invent the broom. In the PC world, he sold proprietary, restrictive, and overpriced machines with an uncompromising attitude. He never gave Apple much more that 10% market share and led the company to bankruptcy in the 90's only to be bailed out by Bill Gates . The iPhone, iPod, and iPad were game changers for sure. They sa...