The way I see it, Sauron was so obsessed abot creating to ultimate weapon, he sold his soul for it. In so doing, he put himself into the ring. The ring is nothing more than his tool, but is also a part of him. Therefore, both are just as evil, which turned out to be his one weakness.
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