Maybe Jobs got a wokiness boost at his Next Inc. creation before returning for some major Apple house cleaning. I guess apple is like a stalking cat waiting for the right moment to pounce. Today as you note Tim differently than Jobs decided to pounce into a possible FB tussle for customer eyeballs and attention. FB is finally experiencing some speed bumps and possible major potholes which dovetails nicely with Apple security/privacy mantra.
It's like Jobs leveraged the OOP world created by Xerox Parc and Tim expertly manages the supply side logistical economics. At least Apple makes it look and sound like timing is everything. :-)