Re:The Leave
by swombat on Tuesday January 18, 2011 @02:22AM
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The question is whether Apple can come up with the next ipod or iphone without him. That, I sincerely doubt.
The question is whether Jonathan Ives can come up with the next ipod or iphone without him. That's by no means a certainty, but I don't think it's as doubt-worthy as your statement.
I mean, the guy looks really freaky on promotional videos. Who knows what he could come up with?
(But seriously... Jobs has assembled a top team and put in place the right kind of company dynamic. It may not last for 50 years. It may not even last for 20 years. But it will probably last for 10 years.)
The question is whether Jonathan Ives can come up with the next ipod or iphone without him. That's by no means a certainty, but I don't think it's as doubt-worthy as your statement.
I mean, the guy looks really freaky on promotional videos. Who knows what he could come up with?
(But seriously... Jobs has assembled a top team and put in place the right kind of company dynamic. It may not last for 50 years. It may not even last for 20 years. But it will probably last for 10 years.)