Ask HN: Reconsidering Jobs' Legacy

People tend to see Apple as it's products. Itunes, the iPhone, the mac - these revolutionary products are often celebrated as Steve's legacy.

I would propose that these are merely side-effects of Jobs' true legacy: Apple itself.

Consider this Jobs' quote (from D5):

" We don't build 4 billion dollar semiconductor fab. facilities that provide barriers to entry. We're not a capital intensive industry like that. All we are is our ideas, which means all we are is our people. And that's what keeps us going to work in the morning - the chance to hang around all these great people. And so I've always felt that recruiting is the heart and soul of what we do. "

Surely if all Apple is is its people, then there is a particular emphasis placed on educating employees. Could any apple employee comment on whether this is true ?

There seem to be many people arguing that Universities do a poor job of educating people. Can any Apple employees describe to what extent working at apple - and being surrounded by great people - was an edifying experience ? Was it in some regards more nurturing than University ?

Can a company be what a University should be ?