Not in so many words but this is what reports claim [0]. The "for the sake of design" was obviously my addition because that's the real life implication of his

Not in so many words but this is what reports claim [0]. The "for the sake of design" was obviously my addition because that's the real life implication of his "focus on design": great looking but less functional products. > Ive came to feel that the company had lost its focus on design as key senior roles were stacked with operations and business-focused personnel I read this as "they were less focused on design even when that design ended up costing the business". [0] https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/07/report-describing-jony-ives-apple-exit-gains-a-sharp-response-from-tim-cook/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/07/report-describing-jo...