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To: neolib who wrote (143890)	10/29/2012 9:24:46 PM
From: Doren	4 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213177

> That depends on whether you think hardware or software is more the keystone of Apple. I don't think of it that way period. That's the way Dell and HP think. They are engineering companies. I think of it this way design and engineering are both important. Its a balance. But great designers are harder to find and harder to manage than great engineers. Engineers always think in terms of engineering, and they usually don't understand design, although they think they do. Most of the designers I went to school with, have a pretty good idea of what engineering takes though. Designers look at what is now available, like mini hard drives (iPOD), touch screens (iPhone), then create new things or new ways to use this new tech. Creativity can be cultivated. However they have to consult with engineers to see if their ideas are possible, they don't know everything.

To: neolib who wrote (143890)	10/30/2012 6:28:28 AM
From: Cogito	3 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213177

They just fired the guy most responsible for software, and spread his job around to some people who don't know much about software. Forstall was responsible for iOS, but not for OS X, nor for other Apple software. Craig Frederighi has been the Senior VP of Mac software engineering, and he will now lead the iOS team as well. I'd say he knows something about software. ;-) Incidentally, I think this move argues against the idea that OS X is eventually going to disappear, to be replaced by iOS on all Mac computers. They put the OS X guy in charge of iOS, not the other way around.