Apple Announces Management Changes: Scott Forstall and John Browett Out, Ive and Others Add Responsibilities - Page 2

AppleMooseMan · Oct 29, 2012, 04:20 PM

The mayans were right!

spyguy10709 · Oct 29, 2012, 04:20 PM

Jony Ive as head of human interface !!! Omg this will be amazing, iOS will finally be unified and beautiful as the hardware! No more skeumorphism!!!

bushido · Oct 29, 2012, 04:20 PM

bahahaha bye Browett u wont be missed ... the retail staff is probably having a party tonight

jrswizzle · Oct 29, 2012, 04:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tdream

Hopefully a big change for iOS. Felt so trapped in 960x540 resolution. Expect 720p minimum along with complete redesign of iPhone.

Say hello to widgets

I'm not opposed to people having the option - but I for one hope if they have to focus on something, they focus on something else.....something we won't see coming. I've never seen the benefit of widgets (and I've used my fair share of em). LiveTiles maybe.....but not widgets. Too much battery sucking to save one extra flick or swipe or tap.

mpetrovich · Oct 29, 2012, 04:20 PM

No Forstall = No Skeuomorphism BS

jrswizzle · Oct 29, 2012, 04:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yocko

what is a human interface team? what does it do?

Exactly.

iPhone 6 - "YOU are the iPhone"

Caliber26 · Oct 29, 2012, 04:21 PM

GOOD RIDDANCE!!!

Bye-bye, Forstall!!!

pik. · Oct 29, 2012, 04:21 PM

I m not sure this is good...

I want to believe....

we will see....in the near future.

Nathan20 · Oct 29, 2012, 04:21 PM

Refreshing vacancy page, no sign of 'head of Retail' opening...

haphadon · Oct 29, 2012, 04:21 PM

Wow wasn't expecting this.

Now sure what to think of it... Browett out is a good thing, but I'm not sure about Forstall leaving. Regardless, this should hopefully mean some much needed big changes happening in iOS 7.

The Phazer · Oct 29, 2012, 04:21 PM

Woohoo!

Ding dong, the witch is dead.

Ive replacing Forstall as head of UI?

That's the best news to come out of Apple in years. Skeuomorphism has just been thrown under a bus, where it belongs.

Forstall deserves the sack over Maps.

Allenbf · Oct 29, 2012, 04:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AppleMooseMan

The mayans were right!

Thanks for the laugh, I needed that one :-)

Quu · Oct 29, 2012, 04:22 PM

John Browett out = Awesome.

And from what I hear Scott Forstall is very abrasive with other people at Apple so probably best he goes too.

I have to admit this is very surprising!

Moccasin · Oct 29, 2012, 04:22 PM

Sounds like change for the better. An ex-Dixons UK boss had no place at Apple. Presumably Forstall is going because of the Apple Maps debacle and to try and recover lost ground on iOS. Next year could be very interesting.

liven2 · Oct 29, 2012, 04:22 PM

This is a great restructure and will be beneficial to Apple for the long run. John Ive will do amazing things and the other players are in their perfect area's of expertise. Very nice move Apple this is very promising!!

PBG4 Dude · Oct 29, 2012, 04:22 PM

I'm guessing the only way they could keep Mansfield was to dump Forstall.

Browett cooked his goose with the horrible HR fiasco last Summer. Doesn't project the Apple image to hire / fire people in the same month.

truettray · Oct 29, 2012, 04:22 PM

Look to me like Johnny Ive and Scott Forstall could no longer work together. Skeuomorphisms anyone?

pedromartins · Oct 29, 2012, 04:22 PM

yes.. 200 billion in one year (without growth). it will only take more than 1 decade if they go downhill.. really close.

talmy · Oct 29, 2012, 04:22 PM

Two biggest blunders this year (Maps and store employment issues) lead to two heads rolling. Glad to see the blame moved up to where it belongs.

ngenerator · Oct 29, 2012, 04:22 PM

Hooray!!!!!

RichardF · Oct 29, 2012, 04:23 PM

Good riddance RE: Browett.

And how much did this mistake (which TC defended when Browett was hired but criticized) cost Apple?

lostngone · Oct 29, 2012, 04:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ECUpirate44

In Ive we trust.

That is, SIR Ive to you!

UnfetteredMind · Oct 29, 2012, 04:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by djrod

Wait, what?

So much for calling Forstall the next Steve Jobs like CEO

Yeah! Wow, I certainly didn't expect this. Will be interesting to see what comes of it.

LaMerVipere · Oct 29, 2012, 04:23 PM

I know everyone will say this, but this really is huge news.

John Browett was just hired as the head of Apple Retail, so to be out so quickly is obviously a sign something was seriously wrong.

Everyone saw the writing on the wall for Forstall. Internally, he is reviled as being far too open about his ambition and taking credit for other people's work. He is the fall guy, for better or worse, when it comes to the limitations and problems with Siri, and of course the Maps debacle.

Brenster · Oct 29, 2012, 04:23 PM

Bloody, and indeed, Hell! I guess we're living in interesting times.

Oct 29, 2012, 04:20 PM	#27
spyguy10709 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: One Infinite Loop, Cupertino CA	Jony Ive Jony Ive as head of human interface !!! Omg this will be amazing, iOS will finally be unified and beautiful as the hardware! No more skeumorphism!!!
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Oct 29, 2012, 04:20 PM	#28
bushido macrumors 68040 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Germany, Europe	bahahaha bye Browett u wont be missed ... the retail staff is probably having a party tonight __________________ '13 MacBook Pro Retina 2.5 GHz '13 MacBook Pro 2.54 GHz, C2D, 128GB SSD iPhone 5 (white & silver), 16GB iPad 3 white, 32 GB, Wifi+Cellular Apple TV 3
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Oct 29, 2012, 04:21 PM	#32
Caliber26 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Orlando, FL	GOOD RIDDANCE!!! Bye-bye, Forstall!!! __________________ My happiness is measured by the battery percentage displayed on my iPhone.
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Oct 29, 2012, 04:21 PM	#33
pik. macrumors 6502 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Corfu! Greece!	I m not sure this is good... I want to believe.... we will see....in the near future. __________________
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Oct 29, 2012, 04:21 PM	#35
haphadon macrumors member Join Date: Dec 2009	Wow wasn't expecting this. Now sure what to think of it... Browett out is a good thing, but I'm not sure about Forstall leaving. Regardless, this should hopefully mean some much needed big changes happening in iOS 7. __________________ 27" Mid-2010 iMac, i5 Quad Core 2.88 GHz, 4 GB RAM, 1 TB HD \| 16 GB Black iPhone 4S Unlocked \| White iPad 2 16GB Wifi
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Oct 29, 2012, 04:20 PM	#26
AppleMooseMan macrumors member Join Date: Sep 2012	The mayans were right!
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Oct 29, 2012, 04:20 PM	#30
mpetrovich macrumors newbie Join Date: Oct 2012	No Forstall = No Skeuomorphism BS
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Oct 29, 2012, 04:21 PM	#34
Nathan20 macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2012	Refreshing vacancy page, no sign of 'head of Retail' opening...
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Oct 29, 2012, 04:21 PM	#36
The Phazer macrumors 68020 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: London, UK	Woohoo! Ding dong, the witch is dead. Ive replacing Forstall as head of UI? That's the best news to come out of Apple in years. Skeuomorphism has just been thrown under a bus, where it belongs. Forstall deserves the sack over Maps. __________________ http://twitter.com/thephazer
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Oct 29, 2012, 04:22 PM	#38
Quu macrumors 6502a Join Date: Apr 2007	John Browett out = Awesome. And from what I hear Scott Forstall is very abrasive with other people at Apple so probably best he goes too. I have to admit this is very surprising! __________________ Notebook: 2.93GHz 17" Uni MacBook Pro, 4GB DDR3 RAM, SSD Desktop: 3008WFPx3, Ci7 3930K, Win 7 x64, 32GB RAM, 2xGTX480 SLI Server: Win Server 2008 R2, Ci7 3930K, 24GB RAM, 70TB Storage
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Oct 29, 2012, 04:22 PM	#39
Moccasin macrumors 6502a Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Newcastle, UK	Sounds like change for the better. An ex-Dixons UK boss had no place at Apple. Presumably Forstall is going because of the Apple Maps debacle and to try and recover lost ground on iOS. Next year could be very interesting.
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Oct 29, 2012, 04:22 PM	#40
liven2 macrumors regular Join Date: Jan 2002	Very good move!!! This is a great restructure and will be beneficial to Apple for the long run. John Ive will do amazing things and the other players are in their perfect area's of expertise. Very nice move Apple this is very promising!! __________________ Crime Scene to Court Room http://www.evidenceonq.com/
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Oct 29, 2012, 04:22 PM	#41
PBG4 Dude macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2007	I'm guessing the only way they could keep Mansfield was to dump Forstall. Browett cooked his goose with the horrible HR fiasco last Summer. Doesn't project the Apple image to hire / fire people in the same month.
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Oct 29, 2012, 04:22 PM	#42
truettray macrumors member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Missouri, USA	Look to me like Johnny Ive and Scott Forstall could no longer work together. Skeuomorphisms anyone?
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Oct 29, 2012, 04:22 PM	#43
pedromartins macrumors member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Porto, Portugal	yes.. 200 billion in one year (without growth). it will only take more than 1 decade if they go downhill.. really close. __________________ I'm just a fan of Apple products and the company in itself, as long as they keep following the path of awesomeness.
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Oct 29, 2012, 04:22 PM	#44
talmy macrumors 68030 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Oregon	Two biggest blunders this year (Maps and store employment issues) lead to two heads rolling. Glad to see the blame moved up to where it belongs. __________________ 27" i7 iMac, 15" MacBook Pro, Mac mini with SL Server, 4 other Macs and an Apple TV.
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Oct 29, 2012, 04:22 PM	#45
ngenerator macrumors 68000 Join Date: May 2009 Location: USG Ishimura	Hooray!!!!! __________________ 4 // Itchy. Tasty.
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Oct 29, 2012, 04:23 PM	#46
RichardF macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New York City	Good riddance RE: Browett. And how much did this mistake (which TC defended when Browett was hired but criticized) cost Apple? __________________ Best laptop ever: 11" MBA 1.6 4GB 128GB SSD iPhone 4S 32GB, white iPad 2 16GB
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Oct 29, 2012, 04:23 PM	#49
LaMerVipere macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Chicago	I know everyone will say this, but this really is huge news. John Browett was just hired as the head of Apple Retail, so to be out so quickly is obviously a sign something was seriously wrong. Everyone saw the writing on the wall for Forstall. Internally, he is reviled as being far too open about his ambition and taking credit for other people's work. He is the fall guy, for better or worse, when it comes to the limitations and problems with Siri, and of course the Maps debacle. __________________ iMac + iPhone 4
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Oct 29, 2012, 04:23 PM	#50
Brenster macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2008	Bloody, and indeed, Hell! I guess we're living in interesting times.
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