> I think there remains a tremendous unfilled space in the computing world for usable "prosumer" programming.

If you are so sure, why don't you start a company to fill that space?

Jobs' brilliance was in recognizing that the needs of both beginners and high-end users are actually quite convergent -- both want a simple beautiful no-nonsense device that just works -- and it's only the insecure "middle-class" who wants something more. He grew a company to prove just that point.

Perhaps you have a point as well.