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I'll answer, also as a former employee. Craig and Tim figured out that there was a lot of slack in Apple's software quality. That is, they could skimp on qual
by valleyer 4y ago
I'll answer, also as a former employee. Craig and Tim figured out that there was a lot of slack in Apple's software quality. That is, they could skimp on quality, favoring a strict schedule and flashy if half-baked features, and adding user-unfriendly stuff like ads, and nothing bad happened to them or to the company. Therefore, they're going to continue to probe in that direction until they meet resistance.
Also: Craig and Tim, and probably some other execs, have started to make Apple decisions with an eye toward burnishing their personal brands. This is why we get annual OS releases presented by a freshly-hairstyled Craig putting himself into Web-meme-ready poses. This is why we get Tim waving the flag at a Formula One race and being obsequious toward Donald Trump.
- i_like_apis 4y agoI never minded Craig really. Yes they are all politicians though. At least Craig’s org has the real hardcore engineers. I assume the majority of this stuff falls under Eddie’s org. (Speaking of flashy personalities)
- valleyer 4y agoAs someone who worked in Craig's org, I can assure you that there is plenty of non-"hardcore" engineering going on (whatever that means, anyway). Plenty of bullshit. Plenty of incredibly smart, creative people (engineers and managers both), too.
- i_like_apis 4y agoOh yeah you're right there. It's not all hard engineering, that's for sure. But, that is also the org where a lot of those folks live. and I just mean - very talented people building hard things: WiSE (lot of crap mixed in there too), operating system people, some hardware people. Smart engineers with 5-25+ years of experience and special knowledge.