Mac OS Ken: 10.30.2012

Mac OS Ken

Ken Ray

Technology

4.7 • 996 Ratings

🗓️ 30 October 2012

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Apple Ditches iOS Lead Forstall and Retail Chief Browett WSJ: Sources Say Forstall Fired Over Refusal to Sign the Mapology Cult of Mac: Forstall Role as “Advisor” Likely Just to Keep Him Out of the Job Market Tim Cook Emails Apple Employees on Executive Changes All Things D: The Big News is Jony Ive’s Ascendence Over Hardware AND Software Design GigaOm: The BIG Big News is Tim Cook Branding Apple as His Own Forstall and Browett Pictures Already Pulled from Apple “Executive Profiles” Page

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0:00.0	This is Mac OSKIN.
0:09.3	Two Apple Exacs get the boot. Mac OSKIN.
0:13.2	To Apple execs get the boot, those who stay get more to do, and peering past the firings to the
0:18.6	really big stories.
0:21.2	It's Tuesday, October 30, 2012. I'm Ken Ray, and this is news from MacO S.
0:27.0	Ken. Brought to you by yours truly and supported by listeners like you, subscribers to Mac OS can Day 6.
0:36.0	More information is available at MacOS can.com.
0:40.0	This show is also supported by the Mac OS Can Podcast App for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch,
0:47.0	available in the App Store now for $2.99.
0:51.8	Two big things out of Apple yesterday and a bunch of other things shuffled around.
0:56.3	The Cupertino company sent on a press release yesterday with the wackiest headline ever.
1:01.3	Apple announces changes to increase collaboration across hardware, software, and services.
1:07.0	Next line, Johnny Ive, Bob Mansfield, Eddie Q, and Craig Federigi add responsibilities to their roles.
1:14.0	Reading between those lines,
1:16.0	Apple retail chief John Browet and I.
1:18.0	OS King Scott Forrestall have been fired.
1:22.0	Apparently they like the song, you've got to accentuate the positive.
1:25.6	Quoting Apple's press release, Apple today announced executive management changes that
1:30.2	will encourage even more collaboration between the company's world-class hardware, software, and services teams.
1:36.0	As part of these changes, Johnny Ive, Bob Mansfield, Eddie Q, and Craig Federigi will add more responsibilities to their roles.
1:44.0	Apple also announced that Scott Forrestall will be leaving Apple next year and will serve as an advisor
1:49.0	to CEO Tim Cook in the interim.
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