There exists the possibility that smash is a current employee of Apple or is close to someone who is. Many of Browett's changes WERE stress inducing to retail employees especially.
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Apple Announces Management Changes: Scott Forstall and John Browett Out, Ive and Others Add Responsibilities
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There exists the possibility that smash is a current employee of Apple or is close to someone who is. Many of Browett's changes WERE stress inducing to retail employees especially.
probably (2)... Forstall may be 'Apple material' but he seems kinda young and reckless to be CEO of a major maturing (complexity) corporation... Cook has the respect of Wall Street and peers, while Forstall moving to a CEO level would have eventually been the loss of both Cook and Ive.
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Browett's and Forstall's departure (if they were both nudged out rather than leaving for their own reasons) are a good sign that Tim Cook is prepared to make the tough decisions to keep Apple strong and vital. Plus Ive and Forstall fought like crazy, from what I read, which didn't sound productive.
Not so at all. When you have a senior executive that is a mismatch the faster you get them out the better.
I had written Tim a letter a couple months ago. Not saying anything about Forstall, but suggesting that Ive take over as Design head for the company. I'd like to think I had some tiny drop of influence on his decision, but ultimately I'm just glad this is all playing out the right way. Because this announcement could've just as easily been "Sir Jony Ive is leaving". I think Ive detested Forstall's....excesses in iOS land. Perhaps there was a face-off. Maybe we'll know in 20 years if Ive ever writes a bio.
Anyway, for now, this could not be better news. I have to admit, my confidence in Apple has been flagging lately, but with Ive in the design driver's seat for the company, Mansfield and Eddy Cue playing prominent roles, Apple is in a great position for amazing products again.
Anyway, for now, this could not be better news. I have to admit, my confidence in Apple has been flagging lately, but with Ive in the design driver's seat for the company, Mansfield and Eddy Cue playing prominent roles, Apple is in a great position for amazing products again.
Well, he was rumored to be difficult to work with/tyrannical. Perhaps his time in the wilderness will lead to a return and becoming, maybe an interim CEO?
Maybe we haven't heard the last from Scott Forstall at Apple...
Very strange how some people interpret posts. Just like 2560x1600 13 inch retina display is an optimised 1280x800 screen. 960x640 is an optimised 480x320 and that's freaking tiny...
An increased resolution would bring a larger phone size which is what I expect to happen eventually. With the legacy iOS advocate out of the way, it's a perfect opportunity to change iOS. Apple have used the same physical design since iPhone 4. The departure of Forstall signals a change in how iOS is being handled. My speculation only of course.
Well, obviously, it creates humanoid interfaces... So Siri can become sort of a 3D avatar...
Hmmmm. A man named Steve Jobs seemed to have a hell of a lot of responsibilities. Remember leaders still delegate many of their tasks, by necessity.
Yuppeee!
Browett out immediately? Wow, Christmas does come early this year. At least Apple has corrected itself immediately -- well done, Tim.
Looks to me like the right management changes have taken place. Mansfield back in. Ive to lead UI design. Not bad at all.
Browett out immediately? Wow, Christmas does come early this year. At least Apple has corrected itself immediately -- well done, Tim.
Looks to me like the right management changes have taken place. Mansfield back in. Ive to lead UI design. Not bad at all.
Ive and Forstall have been at each others' throats for the past couple of years. Forstall has been pushing for more skeuomorphism in the UIs of both iOS and OS X (think Calendar and iBooks), often in the past with Jobs' backing.
Ive thinks it is tacky and has been pushing against it for functional minimalism.
It looks like Ive won.
Ive thinks it is tacky and has been pushing against it for functional minimalism.
It looks like Ive won.
Honestly though, I know Forstall messed up, but to fire him, after he's served for so long? Should've at least demoted him or something. But I guess Ive is a much better successor and the people bashing Cook realize he at least deserves some credit!
Maybe they can get Ron Johnson back from J.C. Penney. He did a good job with Apple retail before.
When Jobs returned to Apple after his stint away he came back a stronger more mature leader. Johnson's time at Penney may have done something similar for him.
When Jobs returned to Apple after his stint away he came back a stronger more mature leader. Johnson's time at Penney may have done something similar for him.
I think putting someone who knows what people like to see and how they should respond to it is a great thing! Currently, the design of Apple products is a big part of why they sell so well, the OS is the other part (which has been semi-stagnent the past couple years). So with Great hardware design and Great software design, Apple will be unstoppable!