Hmmm, I don't know. For me I think it would've just felt like getting a longer running start before the big leap and I felt it would've added to the pacing, but clearly that's a thing we'll just disagree on.

Ah, I didn't mean to imply that tech would be Steve's Achilles heel. I meant to encompass all that is the 21st century: exactly the things you point out. We don't disagree there one wit. :)