What's going on? Lots of people are leaving all of a sudden?
Let's see
S.V.P. of Software Engineering Bertrand Serlet, gone (2009 but officially 2011) primarily responsible for the release of Mac OS X Tiger, Leopard and Snow Leopard. Board of Directors for Parallels, Inc.
S.V.P. of Software Engineering - empty since Serlet's (official) departure in 2011
S.V.P. of Software Engineering Craig Federighi, responsible for 10.7 and 10.8, 2011+
S.V.P. of Retail Ron Johnson, gone (2000 - 2011), became CEO for JCP, recently fired from said position.
S.V.P. of Retail John Browett, April - October 2012, fired.
No current S.V.P. of Retail, position filled by CEO Tim Cook
S.V.P. of User Interfaces Began at NeXT in 1992, then Apple after acquisition in 1997. Promoted to S.V.P. in Jan, 2003. Headed OS X Aqua interface, then head of iOS development. Fired on Oct, 2012 alongside S.V.P. John Browett, due to rumored conflicts with other Apple departments.
Jonny Ive is acting S.V.P. for Design Interfaces since Forstall's departure.
V.P. of iPod Engineering Tony Fadell Feb 2001-Nov 2008, founded Nest Labs and "Nest" thermostat
V.P. of iPod Engineering Mark Papermaster vetted in 2007, hired in 2008. Bob Mansfield expressed disdain for Papermaster to then CEO Steve Jobs. Left Apple in August, 2010 in the wake of the iPhone 4 antenna troubles, however it was later reported he left due to "broader cultural incompatibility" and a loss of confidence from then CEO Steve Jobs.
S.V.P. of Hardware Engineering Bob Mansfield, announced retirement on June 8th, 2012. Subsequently returned on August 27th, 2012 under Tim Cook, with reports indicating Scott Forstall's departure played a key role.
Director of Software then iOS Richard Williamson, 2002 - Nov, 2012, fired by Eddie Cue reportedly due to iOS 6's [failed] maps app, now with Facebook.
V.P. of Mobile Advertising Andy Miller, 2010 - 2011, reported directly to then CEO Steve Jobs.
Chief Microprocessing Architect Jim Keller 2008-2012, currently Corp. V.P. and Chief Architect for CPU Cores at AMD
C.T.O. of Graphics Raja Koduri, 2009-2013, returned to AMD
In recent years Apple has seen many executives and department heads come and go, some with no replacements.
What is going on???
This is bad news. Execs leaving only means they know something is going wrong or bad at Apple and needed to jump ship early, otherwise they'd be part of a failed company and who'd want them then.
Hardly.
Senior managers leave mostly for opportunity.
Top executives at successful companies are heavily recruited. Success with one company leads potential employers to believe they will bring practices, process, methodologies and key people with them.
Anything to bolster the top-end Mac Pro would be great.
Why does today's stock price matter? If you're a long term investor and have faith (which you should) in the companies you invest?
That's just it, some long time investors (like myself) are concerned why the cratering of Apple's shares over the past seven months or so has only been met with a dumb, muted silence from Apple management. I'm still faithful but have to admit some of that faith has been shaken. The erasure of close to $300,000,000,000 in market cap is truly unprecedented.
Let's see
S.V.P. of Software Engineering Bertrand Serlet, gone (2009 but officially 2011) primarily responsible for the release of Mac OS X Tiger, Leopard and Snow Leopard. Board of Directors for Parallels, Inc.
S.V.P. of Software Engineering - empty since Serlet's (official) departure in 2011
S.V.P. of Software Engineering Craig Federighi, responsible for 10.7 and 10.8, 2011+
S.V.P. of Retail Ron Johnson, gone (2000 - 2011), became CEO for JCP, recently fired from said position.
S.V.P. of Retail John Browett, April - October 2012, fired.
No current S.V.P. of Retail, position filled by CEO Tim Cook
S.V.P. of User Interfaces Began at NeXT in 1992, then Apple after acquisition in 1997. Promoted to S.V.P. in Jan, 2003. Headed OS X Aqua interface, then head of iOS development. Fired on Oct, 2012 alongside S.V.P. John Browett, due to rumored conflicts with other Apple departments.
Jonny Ive is acting S.V.P. for Design Interfaces since Forstall's departure.
V.P. of iPod Engineering Tony Fadell Feb 2001-Nov 2008, founded Nest Labs and "Nest" thermostat
V.P. of iPod Engineering Mark Papermaster vetted in 2007, hired in 2008. Bob Mansfield expressed disdain for Papermaster to then CEO Steve Jobs. Left Apple in August, 2010 in the wake of the iPhone 4 antenna troubles, however it was later reported he left due to "broader cultural incompatibility" and a loss of confidence from then CEO Steve Jobs.
S.V.P. of Hardware Engineering Bob Mansfield, announced retirement on June 8th, 2012. Subsequently returned on August 27th, 2012 under Tim Cook, with reports indicating Scott Forstall's departure played a key role.
Director of Software then iOS Richard Williamson, 2002 - Nov, 2012, fired by Eddie Cue reportedly due to iOS 6's [failed] maps app, now with Facebook.
V.P. of Mobile Advertising Andy Miller, 2010 - 2011, reported directly to then CEO Steve Jobs.
Chief Microprocessing Architect Jim Keller 2008-2012, currently Corp. V.P. and Chief Architect for CPU Cores at AMD
C.T.O. of Graphics Raja Koduri, 2009-2013, returned to AMD
In recent years Apple has seen many executives and department heads come and go, some with no replacements.
What is going on???
This is bad news. Execs leaving only means they know something is going wrong or bad at Apple and needed to jump ship early, otherwise they'd be part of a failed company and who'd want them then.
Who are all these "lots of people" and is it any more than other tech companies?
What's going on? Lots of people are leaving all of a sudden?
Also, I've heard from some people that would know that it's pretty bad internally.
I'm wondering if this is the result of giving Ive more authority. From what I understand, Ive, like Jobs, is a tightly-wound pain in the ass. While the company desperately needs one, that would be better for the consumer than the employees.
My friend left Apple last month due to management issues, a few other friends left last year due to the same issues. I don't know too much about the internals of Apple in the US but in the UK Apple is a terrible company to work for. Senior Apple UK employees are clowns.
Maybe I used the word maybe because maybe I maybe have no direct knowledge? Maybe?
Adding to this. Bertrand left because the desktop OS as we know it has matured to the point where there's very few left to be done with it. Mobile and Cloud/Virtual computing is where its at now and will be for the foreseeable future.
People making a mountain out of a molehill.