to the company, he has delegated more, but he also apparently has a knack for hiring and keeping the most extraordinary people. is that a big key to the success of apple? a lot of people leave apple. it s a very hard place to work, so the people that are happy there, saying it s demanding. the reason they say is they re making awesome products. we ll see over time if they stick around, but he has a loyal group, that he s been comfortable delegating jobs to over the years. let s take a look here. what does the future hold? we should note he hasn t left the company. my colleague walt mossburg reported last night he s been told by good sources that jobs will be involved in big strategic projects for the company. so i don t think big things will happen without him saying yes or no. this is a hardware company, a technology company, so they have