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Interesting choice of words. Very carefully says nothing about retiring - it seems like he was simply demoted and now just advising Tim Cook.
by xoxoy 6y ago
Interesting choice of words. Very carefully says nothing about retiring - it seems like he was simply demoted and now just advising Tim Cook.
- mistersquid 6y ago> Very carefully says nothing about retiring - it seems like he was simply demoted and now just advising Tim Cook. Apple itself has released this news as a promotion, using the headline "Phil Schiller advances to Apple Fellow". [0] [0] https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2020/08/phil-schiller-advances-to-apple-fellow/ https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2020/08/phil-schiller-advance... (EDIT: Which is now on HN's front page.)
- xoxoy 6y agoyes it’s PR speak - does an “Apple Fellow” that manages a few products sound like a step up from Chief Marketing Officer to you?
- mistersquid 6y ago> does an “Apple Fellow” that […] sound like a step up from Chief Marketing Officer to you? I didn’t realize my opinion would be important to anybody. Though I won’t answer your question, thank you for asking!