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Re:Jony Ive shakes up Apple’s software design group by eli on Wednesday April 09, 2014 @05:24PM (#7562535)
Funny looking word, but it's not wrong. Fallout is the noun: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fallout
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Re:Jony Ive shakes up Apple’s software design group by nardi on Wednesday April 09, 2014 @06:18PM (#7562874)
No, "fallout" is not a noun form of "falling out." For one, "falling out" is already a noun phrase. Secondly, "fallout" refers to the lingering effects of some larger event. It doesn't apply here.
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Re:Jony Ive shakes up Apple’s software design group by ScottWhigham on Wednesday April 09, 2014 @07:43PM (#7563287)
Not entirely true, as indicated by the link to Webster's Dictionary provided.
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Re:Jony Ive shakes up Apple’s software design group by vacri on Wednesday April 09, 2014 @07:59PM (#7563362)
Read the definition again, it agrees with nardi's comment.
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Re:Jony Ive shakes up Apple’s software design group by ScottWhigham on Wednesday April 09, 2014 @08:20PM (#7563456)
I did read it. The usage is correct and the dictionary entry shows that "fallout" is indeed a noun showing "a bad effect or result of something".

Sorry - I think you need to read it again because you've clearly downvoted my response in error.

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Re:Jony Ive shakes up Apple’s software design group by vacri on Wednesday April 09, 2014 @08:47PM (#7563550)
"a secondary and often lingering effect"

The "falling out" described in the original comment is not a secondary effect - it is the primary driver of the action. The fallout from the falling out is that Christie left the organisation.

A falling out can be the fallout from another action, but that's not the context used here.

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