I seem to recall the stock bottoming out at 14 in the late 90's Since then it has split 2 or 3 times and is up to 200?

One the rich Saudis bought 110 Million worth of the stock when it was near 14.

Job is a key to apple's success and especially when it comes to pushing something new into market, but the company has a solid design ethic and ability to execute without him.