The intrigue around Steve Jobs has been heightened possibly due to his own fierce drive to keep his personal life as private as possible. It was soon clear that while people knew his company and products intimately they barely knew the man, merely a persona.

Articles abound about Steve Jobs and his parents, his sister, his dropout in college, his difficult personality, his diet and on it goes, and will do for a long time.

His death invites comparisons on his importance in history. The 'Greatest innovator of our time' say some, , arguably the greatest inventor and innovator of this last century. Other commentators go further but more important than the Pope? I know my conclusion -- what's yours?