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Re: Is Apple's Jony Ive out on the street?

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On 2014-02-17 13:52:36 +0000, RS Wood said:

> From the "all my rumours are skeumorphic" department:
> Title: Is design boss Jony Ive out at Apple??
> Author: Zach Epstein
> Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2014 07:25:27 -0500
> Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~3/IQKR1n31LzA/
> Podcast Download URL: 
> http://2.gravatar.com/avatar/80a3c6c6878b5a8e2f24a079830f0def?s=96&d=identicon&r=G 
> 
> 
> [image 2][1]In curious move that remains unexplained, Apple[3] Senior Vice
> President of Design Jonathan Ive was removed from Apple's online list of top
> management[4] early Monday morning. The page, which lists all of Apple's top
> executives along with photographs and bios, has no other changes. Ive
> oversees Apple's industrial design group and has led the teams responsible
> for designing numerous Apple devices as well as the firm's latest mobile
> software renovation[5], iOS 7[5]. Ive has played a major role in designing
> several of Apple's most iconic products including the iMac, the MacBook Air,
> the iPod, the iPad[6] and Apple's chief moneymaker, the iPhone[7]. As noted
> by MacRumors[8], last year Apple removes SVP Bob Mansfield from its executive
> page and from the rest of its website, and it was later revealed that
> Mansfield was stepping down from his executive role to work on special
> projects.
> 
> Continue reading...[1][image 9]
> 
> Links:
> [1]: http://bgr.com/2014/02/17/apple-jony-ive-removed-apple-website/ (link)
> [2]: 
> http://boygeniusreport.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/jony-ive110227202446.jpg?w=610 
> (image)
> [3]: http://bgr.com/tag/apple (link)
> [4]: http://www.apple.com/pr/bios/ (link)
> [5]: http://bgr.com/2013/09/17/ios-7-review-release-date-photos/ (link)
> [6]: http://bgr.com/tag/ipad (link)
> [7]: http://bgr.com/tag/iphone (link)
> [8]: 
> http://www.macrumors.com/2014/02/17/jony-ive-removed-leadership-page/ 
> (link)
> [9]: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~4/IQKR1n31LzA (image)

That would be a bit of a shame.  I always viewed Jony as the spiritual 
successor of Steve - they even dress the same!  Tim Cook seems more 
like a numbers man which is fine and dandy, but this is the type of 
individual that has overseen the downfall of many computer makers.

Whatever happened, it's doubtful if we will get any real news from 
Apple about this.  While I have been an Apple user since I was in third 
grade (when we got our IIGS) it can be difficult to know anything for 
certain with that company.

I guess as long as they are making the nicest Unix workstation OS out 
there I will be happy.

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Is Apple's Jony Ive out on the street? RS Wood  <rswood@therandymon.com> - 2014-02-17 13:52 +0000
  Re: Is Apple's Jony Ive out on the street? Marek Novotny <mach2@hushmail.com> - 2014-02-18 14:58 -0600
  Re: Is Apple's Jony Ive out on the street? Oregonian Haruspex <bob_davis_retired@yahoo.com> - 2014-02-18 15:20 -0800

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