Jonathan Ive, the industrial designer behind the iMac, Macbook, iPad and iPhone, is now also involved in human interfacedesign at Apple’s software, including iOS. Scott Forstall, the man who had charge of the iOS group, leaves the company.
That let the company know in a press release. Forstall will for a while remain as an advisor to Apple ceo Tim Cook. He had, in the past, the leadership of iOS and voice recognition “Siri”, and was also responsible for Apple’s new Maps software, which along with iOS 6 was introduced. Why he’s leaving the company or on its own initiative, is not published. According to The Wall Street Journal is Forstall fired because of the poor reception of iOS 6 Maps and Siri. The tasks of Forstall will be largely taken over by Craig Federighi, who already leidinggaf to the OS X team.
It is striking that Jonathan Ive, the industrial designer of Apple who is responsible for the design of almost all products that Apple in the last decade, are now also going to deal with the softwarekant. According to the press release he goes to work on human interface designs for all software that Apple makes.
Furthermore, it is noteworthy that Bob Mansfield, who is under your supervision at the hardwareteam within Apple, yet two years remains to the new Technologies department. Earlier this year he made Mansfield even known that he was going to retire. In addition to the hardwareafdelingen will also be the semiconductor-leg part of the new Technologies group.
If latest reports Apple is John Browett, the man who less than a year ago, was appointed to Apple’s Retail-branch lead, the company is already going to leave. In addition, will Siri and Maps be managed by Eddy Cue, who was also responsible for iTunes, iCloud and the App Store.