Eventually the magic was over, Jobs left Apple fuming and Apple grew to become a huge incompetent American computer company with a bad attitude. But the magic time is long gone. It can't come back. The world changed. The world changed Next Wednesday in Boston Steve Jobs will speak, presumably with John Warnock and Larry Ellison supporting him.
Personal computers are commonplace.
There's a lot more work to do, but the excitement isn't about new computer hardware, it's about connections between people. Toshiba, IBM, Gateway, Compaq and Dell make great computers. Apple makes great computers too. When Jobs left Apple they were still doing something unusual at Apple. Not any more.