He stood out in three ways－as a technologist, as a corporate?（公司的）leader and as somebody who was able to make people love what had previously been impersonal, functional gadgets.

Many people's homes now have more powerful, and more flexible, devices than their offices do; consumer gadgets and online services are smarter and easier to use than most companies'ystems

Meanwhile, the number of consumers hungry for such gadgets continues to swell.

Time away from all electronic gadgets.