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Interesting to see the author make the case that Forstall's departure was a fundamental mistake. Haven't seen that in too many other "Apple gloom and doom" take
by sparky_ 10y ago
Interesting to see the author make the case that Forstall's departure was a fundamental mistake. Haven't seen that in too many other "Apple gloom and doom" takes.
- lobster_johnson 10y agoForstall was the closest thing they had to Jobs, after they lost Jobs. He was fired, according to Tim Cook, because he was acting too much like Jobs -- he was "difficult" and "political" -- which didn't fit into the streamlined Apple culture that Cook was trying to cultivate.
- stcredzero 10y agoHe was fired, according to Tim Cook, because he was acting too much like Jobs -- he was "difficult" and "political" That's misguided Silicon Valley maneuver #1 -- acting like Steve Jobs, even when that's not the best thing to do at the moment.