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Apple staffing decisions at the level of individual projects are pretty deep "inside baseball" for us technology-folk. The average Xmas shopper isn't going to
by gojomo 14y ago
Apple staffing decisions at the level of individual projects are pretty deep "inside baseball" for us technology-folk.
The average Xmas shopper isn't going to notice this; on the off chance they do notice it won't figure into their iOS6-device purchasing decisions; on the tiny chance it would affect their decision it might be a positive -- "Apple is actively cleaning up the mess!".
- tptacek 14y agoNo shopper cares who Apple fires, but the trade press runs stories about the firings, and those stories include how the Maps app isn't great, and consumers do notice that.
- bitcartel 14y agoCredit to the Bloomberg reporter. Aside: Why is that popular Apple bloggers who claim to have inside sources are never able to break a story?
- tptacek 14y agoMaybe it sounds like I'm doubting the veracity of the story. I'm not. Credit to Bloomberg! What I'm skeptical of is the interpretation on HN, that this guy is a sacrificial lamb. If they were sacrificing him, they'd have done it months ago, or they'd do it after the holidays. November-December is bad time for human sacrifice.
- bane 14y agoBecause most of these sensational breaking stories reflect negatively on the company these bloggers have built their identity out of...and thus themselves.