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Apple SVP of Design Jony Ive Removed from Leadership Webpage [Updated]
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Ive has done some great things, but nothing is forever. Apple are moving into an area that is so different from the Jobs era which means change is inevitable.
They could call the tune to a great extent with previous products but now they're in the cut throat mobile device marketplace which turns over much faster than desktop computing, laptops and iPods. They may have to churn new product designs out every few months to compete in the mobile market. The likes of Samsung can create new models as fast as you like and arguing the toss over which product is better engineered or better integrated is like arguing the case for the Mac when Windows appeared.
I think Apple has a great future and they know exactly what they have to do to be at the forefront of technology and be hip at the same time. Young blood is desperately needed at Cupertino I think and maybe Jony Ive has got too old and needs to work for Leica.....
They could call the tune to a great extent with previous products but now they're in the cut throat mobile device marketplace which turns over much faster than desktop computing, laptops and iPods. They may have to churn new product designs out every few months to compete in the mobile market. The likes of Samsung can create new models as fast as you like and arguing the toss over which product is better engineered or better integrated is like arguing the case for the Mac when Windows appeared.
I think Apple has a great future and they know exactly what they have to do to be at the forefront of technology and be hip at the same time. Young blood is desperately needed at Cupertino I think and maybe Jony Ive has got too old and needs to work for Leica.....
He's back now.
I wonder how that does even happen. Seems like the webpage to be very careful about. Apple's trolling us?
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Hmm....ur right. Now that I look at them side by side, I can't tell which is which.
I know... glad I'm not the only one... I was starting to feel a little stupid!!!
They don't have to but it probably helps in some circumstances and adds to how Apple do things.
Although product launches are well known within the rumour mill Apple never actually state they are bringing a new (for example) iPad to market until they give the keynote. If they removed the iPads from their store it would give away the announcement. Alternatively they could keep selling the old models prior to the announcement but then you have another problem...
..loads of customers suddenly wanting to cancel their orders because their iPad has just been made obsolete in the 1/2 hour since they bought it. Or their model of iPad is now available at a lower price point.
It does also help to fuel the hype. The store is closed. Something new must be coming!
Ive is removed from the webpage
[Zombie Apocalypse-like panic occurs]
Ouffff... Ive's back
[Really people!? Are we running out of real problems?]
[Zombie Apocalypse-like panic occurs]
Ouffff... Ive's back
[Really people!? Are we running out of real problems?]
Yeah I think taking the store down on purpose just so the www is all a flutter over what Apple might be updating is lame.
To prevent any future scares Apple should cover Jony Ive in bubble wrap and chain him to his desk.
Keep thinking: No smoke sans fire...
Wonder how Apple made such an elementary error, especially when the page doesn't appear to have been updated at all. Anyone seen any changes?
Will be interesting to see if anything happens later today/this week.
Wonder how Apple made such an elementary error, especially when the page doesn't appear to have been updated at all. Anyone seen any changes?
Will be interesting to see if anything happens later today/this week.
Whether you are happy with your taxes depends on for what your government spends the money.
Jony Ive goes Sweden.
Two possible explanations:
1) Jony wanted his image removed in order to make the page look more balanced with an even number of images; now that it's back, the page looks bad because there is an odd number of executives listed.
2) Jony was drinking in a bar with his friend who happens to run the website, lamenting that nobody cares about him. His friend says "naw bro, I'll show you how much people care, just see what happens when I remove your picture." Then the internet panics and Jony looks on with a tearful smile.