Steve Jones wrote:

Whoever gets chosen, I sincerely hope that it's a person that loves technology and can inspire, excite, and drive the company to build new and exciting products that leap forward. Having another business person, a bean counter, or salesman, would be a poor disappointing choice ...

Indeed, and I think this is also part of what drove American automobile manufacturers into the ground back in the 1970s and 80s: the motorheads who used to run Detroit and who had gasoline in their veins were replaced by a bunch of suits.

Lesson: Never let the dispassionate run the show. It's a prescription for mediocrity at best and failure at worst.