This is likely been coming for quite some time. IIRC he was brought in by Jobs and was likely protected by him while he was alive. Steve being gone meant the d

This is likely been coming for quite some time. IIRC he was brought in by Jobs and was likely protected by him while he was alive. Steve being gone meant the didn't have to keep him around, and the maps debacle was likely the straw big enough to break the camel's back.