As befits the hype surrounding fruit based cult of personality, too much focus on individuals in these reports. Without wanting to diminish his achievements you

As befits the hype surrounding fruit based cult of personality, too much focus on individuals in these reports. Without wanting to diminish his achievements you need more than a couple of guru VP's to building best in class SoC's on schedule. Of course, it goes without saying (or even trawling linkedin) that Apple has built up such a team from a range of sources for an impressive pipeline of future products :-)