On the one hand, it seems like overkill to kick S. Forstall to the curb because of Maps...was that REALLY THAT BIG A DEAL? As a Droid user, i can't speculate, but the hype seems 100 times worse than the actual app...
Now the track record of top level Apple folks once they leave Apple is becoming questionable. We all kow what a dictator Steve Jobs was, it is beginning to make me wonder if Apple is lacking the kind of leadership they have been accustomed to, and if that may be problamatic moving forward... On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 12:17 PM, Luke Jaconetti <[email protected]> wrote: > > http://finance.yahoo.com/news/apple-iphone-software-retail-chiefs-leave-company-212250126--finance.html > > Former Software Unit chief Scott Forstall is being seen as the scapegoat > for the very public Apple Maps fiasco. He will serve as an assistant to > CEO Tim Cook until next year when he is formally removed. > > The head of the Retail Unit was John Browett, who himself last year > replaced Ron Johnson. Johnson went on to be the CEO of JC Penny, and was > responsible for their failed and utterly cockamamie "no sales" strategy, > which you might remember being agressively advertised with Ellen Degeneres > earlier this year before the entire experiment tanked. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/theuniquegeek/-/Il4n4kbzyXQJ. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.
