The Financial Times got confirmation of this from Apple: http://blogs.ft.com/tech-blog/2014/04/apple-confirms-departure-of-prominent-designer-greg-christie/ htt

The Financial Times got confirmation of this from Apple: http://blogs.ft.com/tech-blog/2014/04/apple-confirms-departure-of-prominent-designer-greg-christie/ http://blogs.ft.com/tech-blog/2014/04/apple-confirms-departu... (registration required) Apple's statement: "Greg has been planning to retire later this year after nearly 20 years at Apple. He has made vital contributions to Apple products across the board, and built a world-class Human Interface team which has worked closely with Jony for many years." Clearly downplaying a clash.