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Scott Forstall Profiled as Apple's 'CEO-in-Waiting'

Winni said:
But more importantly, he's responsible for iOS and the entire Walled Garden concept around and behind it.
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You give Forstall too much credit. The nature of iOS and the 'walled garden' most likely came from Jobs, as most things did, and Forstall was just in charge of making it happen. He might have at most suggested the idea of vetting and approving apps but Jobs would still have had to sign off on it making it still ultimately his decision not Forstall's.
 
rdowns said:
Because he has a book to sell and knew the Mac blogs would eat this crap up.
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Exactly. Anyway Forstall's got a big enough job just managing iOS and keeping it ahead of Android and Windows. Woz came out recently and mentioned several different things he felt were better with Android than iOS:

He loves “the beauty of it,” and he is first to recommend it to friends. However, Wozniak sometimes wants the iPhone to do “all the things my Android does.” http://9to5mac.com/2012/01/16/the-w...on-navigation-and-voice-commands/#more-132009
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mrxak said:
I think this makes sense, but at the same time, it's probably just as likely that the new COO would get the position. Hopefully Tim Cook does well and is around as CEO for a very long time. A lot can change in ten or more years and who knows what executives will be around when Tim Cook can no longer do the job.

Scott Forstall presents well, though, and does well in big media events in general. Back when Jobs was sick and Cook was taking over as acting CEO, I remember thinking that Forstall would be great for the keynotes and stuff if Jobs couldn't do them.
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Phill Schiller isn't bad at presenting either. He seems like the jack of all trades presenter whereas Forstall is specific to iOS.
 
kurosov said:
Because as a designer all these icons etc started off in an application such as photoshop. It's a bloody stupid idea. Not to mention there is a built in pixel loupe with every mac in the form of the digital colour metre.
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Fuchal said:
Because he's supposed to be checking the pixels of the graphic, not how well-aligned the sub-pixels on his Cinema Display are.
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As was said by others, the difference between the Photoshop design and the actual product are often many and varied. Checking in Photoshop tells you nothing.
 
iRCL said:
You're right, I forgot about the use case where I'm using my iPhone but then pull out my jeweler's loupe to get a better view of all the icons on my springboard.

And no, it would be completely normal for him to evaluate things on the devices, that makes a lot of sense. But that has nothing to do with pixels at that point
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So what's more credible as an use case for you:

1) The user sees something strange. Squints at the screen, fumbles with his glasses, or maybe puts them on. If he happens to have a loupe, he uses it.

2) The user fires up Photoshop, looks for the app, looks for the graphic file inside the app, opens it in Photoshop, and tries to imagine how it would look like "back in the analog world" as you put it, with animations and all (some of them made in real time by the OS, so not replayable at will outside of the app)

I would think (1) is the credible one. I'm so sick!
 
mijail said:
So what's more credible as an use case for you:

1) The user sees something strange. Squints at the screen, fumbles with his glasses, or maybe puts them on. If he happens to have a loupe, he uses it.

2) The user fires up Photoshop, looks for the app, looks for the graphic file inside the app, opens it in Photoshop, and tries to imagine how it would look like "back in the analog world" as you put it, with animations and all (some of them made in real time by the OS, so not replayable at will outside of the app)

I would think (1) is the credible one. I'm so sick!
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Are you seriously saying that a user of an iPhone would pull out a loupe to examine something on his screen?
 
Each company need to have a succession plan for its leadership to ensure continuity in case needed. Of course right now Cook is in the driving seat but also he could get sick and the story repeats. So having a backup on-hand is a very good idea. It also allow to make some "development" plan for the crown prince.
 
iRCL said:
Are you seriously saying that a user of an iPhone would pull out a loupe to examine something on his screen?
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Unless I'm missing something, the "user" in the previous poster's example was an Apple internal user, unless the outside world has access to the Apple image/icon source files.
 
tmofee said:
yeah, have to agree with you there, sir. god knows what happens behind the scenes - he might be one of the best businessmen in the world, but he's onstage performance last keynote left me cold.
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You do know that during that keynote Jobs was on his death bed and passed away the following day. He may have been a little distracted. I say we give him another chance before judging his presentation skills.
 
even "if" this was true, it's not good news for Jony...

Rogifan said:
In Walter Isaacson’s book Steve said Jony Ive was his ‘spiritual partner’ and understood Apple at its core better than anyone else ... Somehow though I can’t see him ever reporting to Forstall.
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I was thinking the exact same thing. Based on reports of their working relationship there is no way I can see Jony Ive sticking around if Scott Forstall is ever appointed Apple's CEO because they clash too much and JI avoids each other as is already.
 
Kilamite said:
I've always thought he was a bit of a dick, so I think he'd fit well into the Apple CEO chair one day.
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Haha Ya I would be happy with Scott as the next CEO. I think he would be just the guy for the part and has a nice background from Steve and Apple and the history of the industry. He goes way back to Next with Steve.

The remaining question then are his business skills. I'm sure a Standford grad can figure it out in the next decade of experience.
 
bpaluzzi said:
It's not stupid at all. Why would you waste time doing a screen shot and sending it to Photoshop when you can just enlarge it with a magnifying glass or loupe? It works very well.
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You on a Mac? Try this: ctrl-two finger swipe up on your trackpad. Or ctrl-middle wheel if you have a third party mouse.

It's like magic; magic that I have to assume Scott Forstall knows about.
 
tmofee said:
yeah, have to agree with you there, sir. god knows what happens behind the scenes - he might be one of the best businessmen in the world, but he's onstage performance last keynote left me cold.
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I'd rather be left cold, then be left feeling "wtf was that I just saw??" After seeing Ballmer on stage a few times you really start to question Balmer's sanity.

Cook is very good on stage. But different to Jobs. The era of Stevenotes are over. Expect a more down to earth keynote from now on, with all the facts you need and zero hype.
 
AndrewClarke said:
You on a Mac? Try this: ctrl-two finger swipe up on your trackpad. Or ctrl-middle wheel if you have a third party mouse.

It's like magic; magic that I have to assume Scott Forstall knows about.
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That is indeed pretty magical if it can enlarge my iOS device's screen. :rolleyes: Context: not just for English class anymore!
 
Forstall can wait.

It's the Tim & Jonny show now. Two proven men doing an excellent job of running the ship. Let them settle into their own rhythm working together, be happy they're each very successful in their own individual & collective responsibilities.

Notice what's NOT happening. NO push back from any quarter. The Board is happy, the publics happy, and all outside focus from bloggers, writers, pundits etc has all been about Apple products. It's been business as usual which is an extremely good sign. The transition has gone smoothly. This is no small feat when a very high profile leader is no longer around.

I have complete confidence and so do thousands & thousands of others. That's what every company wishes for during times of significant transition.
 
I can think of few things more corrosive, and ultimately destructive, to a publicly-traded corporation and its shareholders, than having "CEO-in-waiting" hanging around.

Ideally a company in a dynamic, highly-competitive, field ought to have "bench-strength" of half a dozen or more seasoned, talented executives - any one of whom could step into the CEO role should circumstances require it. Such a situation fosters competition among the various business units to create the best results. And, regardless of how deep and talented a company's executive team, they ought also to be aware of the possibility of an exceptional outsider coming in to shake things up.

This is to take nothing away from Mr Forstall's personality or executive abilities. But an "heir presumptive" is a role better suited to fusty old European monarchies than the world leader in personal technology.
 
tmofee said:
yeah, have to agree with you there, sir. god knows what happens behind the scenes - he might be one of the best businessmen in the world, but he's onstage performance last keynote left me cold.
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Hmmm... tap dancing on the heads of competition and suppliers, or tap dancing across the stage for a pretty show. Guess which skill I want in a CEO.
 
*LTD* said:
His management style is on the aggressive side. Which is actually a good thing.
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Well, I guess it is impossible to get to the top without roughing a few feathers. Still, I guess a delicate line between being a 'dick' as the poster mentioned and being aggressive
 
ggbrown said:
A company that size...it's called Succession Planning. I'm sure it was in the works years before Steve fell ill and Tim Cook stepped in. That plan worked well for Apple, so I wouldn't be surprised if they had a similar plan in place in case something happens to Tim.
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Now I guess they'll never take the same plane again... ;)
 
tmofee said:
yeah, have to agree with you there, sir. god knows what happens behind the scenes - he might be one of the best businessmen in the world, but he's onstage performance last keynote left me cold.
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The last keynote (the iPhone 4S one) was held hours before Steve Jobs died. Tim Cook would obviously have known Steve was on his death bed, so I think he has a reasonable excuse for coming across a bit sombre.

Lets wait until after the iPad 3 event before judging too harshly :)
 
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