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Apple's 'unprecedented' engineering snafu spoiled plans for more powerful iPhone

• mensetmanusman 4y ago
  They are struggling due to brain drain. Crazy how valuable chip engineers are. These people need 7 figure salaries to stay, but the mba/ivy class hates the concept.
  • yrgulation 4y ago
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  • camkego 4y ago
    There is an audio clip of Steve Jobs at FastCompany.com attributing his success to going to lengths to hire the best engineers. Steve Jobs (Apple): "the difference between an average programmer and a great one is at least 25 to 1. In many cases, more." "That is the secret of my success, we have gone to exceptional lengths to hire the best people" tinyurl.com/y3y7xccc
• DrBenCarson 4y ago
  Long story short: Apple’s unwillingness to compete with rivals’ compensation for silicon designers led to a uniquely major failure in designing the A16.