Steve was outed in the 80s. And yes, he's leaving a company in much better shape than it was back then.
Yet I'm not as optimistic as you are. None of the people you mentioned have comparable salesmanship abilities, or product vision. Sure, Ive can create great designs, their engineering teams are awesome, and Cook is operationally without peer.
But who comes up with the next iPhone, or decides to simplify the product line like Steve did when he came back?
Maybe I'm just looking at things differently, but (to me) you can't just compare Jobs Apple to Post-Jobs Apple. Look at who the rest of the industry has as well. Is there any company that can consistently come close to Apple for any of the things you mentioned?
I think Apple will manage with Schiller delivering keynotes instead of Jobs. The Schillernote at MWSF wasn't bad.
Yet I'm not as optimistic as you are. None of the people you mentioned have comparable salesmanship abilities, or product vision. Sure, Ive can create great designs, their engineering teams are awesome, and Cook is operationally without peer.
But who comes up with the next iPhone, or decides to simplify the product line like Steve did when he came back?