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Shake-up at Apple: Forstall Out; iOS Executive Fired For Maps Debacle?

Posted by Soulskill on from the should-have-called-it-artistic-license dept.

New submitter noh8rz10 writes "Apple's Scott Forstall, who grew iOS from its inception, is departing the company. Rumors say it's because of the Maps debacle, and problems with Siri as well. Jony Ive is taking a larger human interface role, which means he may kill the skeuomorphic interfaces he hates. John Browett, head of retail, is out as well; he never won the trust of the community. What does such a major shakeup say about Tim Cook's leadership?"

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  1. The rats are being thrown off the sinking ship. by ehack · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    The rats are being thrown off the sinking ship.

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    1. Re:The rats are being thrown off the sinking ship. by Tough+Love · · Score: -1, Flamebait

      The "smart money" thought the same thing when the stock was at $50. Now its north of $500. The smart money aint too smart.

      Says you. I bet you ain't rich. I suggest you go start playing the stock market tomorrow, using your life's savings. In a few weeks you won't have a pot to piss in, if that isn't already the case of course. You will be dirt poor and miserable but at least you might not be as much of an ass.

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  2. Re:sucks by Tough+Love · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    A boss who isn't noticed and can't hand pick his entorage is a figure head, not a leader.

    I'll call that pure spin. It is readily apparent that Apple has made a string of costly bluners lately, shareholders aren't happy and victims had to be found to pay the price. But since they didn't sack those actually responsible (Tim Cook, we're looking at you) I am confident that the blunders will continue.

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