I was pretty shocked. On one hand, I think he hasn't really been in charge for at least a half a year or so, so Apple's had a bit of a time to adjust. On the other hand, I *think* this is the first year in a while that they haven't come out with an iPhone with a new number; they've only announced a 4S, no 5. So I'm not sure how they're internally handling lessened Jobs input.
Also, some odd stuff has come out of this, particularly the following article, which tries to connect Jobs, the iPhone, LSD, and a half rebuttal to 45 angry neuroscientists...
http://healthland.time.com/2011/10/06/jobs-had-lsd-we-have-the-iphone/?xid=rss-topstories&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+time%2Ftopstories+%28TIME%3A+Top+Stories%29
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Fame is but a slow decay.
-Theodore Tilton