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Jony Ive is leaving Apple
- Thread starter Infinity Times Two
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His impact on the exterior design of portable tech is going to be felt for a century. Guy's a legend.
That said, I don't think this changes much for Apple, but maybe Jony can groom some new design talent for them.
That said, I don't think this changes much for Apple, but maybe Jony can groom some new design talent for them.
I mean, his products voice overs are enough to merit a knighthood.....
I mean think of hundreds of millions being hypnotized by a BRITISH accent....
Oh shit, didn't see that. Yeah that's messed up. I don't see what else it could be referencing.no, that's on the verge website, that twitter account just gets their header and caption daily and posts it
Yes, they never designed a cheesegrater before.
And their mice were much better in the past..
Please.
LOL!
I mean why is this a big deal. He's still working with Apple instead of for Apple.
That could be an interesting design, though it does nothing to remedy some of my main complaints. As I'm ready to downsize, the 13" MBP might be a consideration, but to get a similarly spec'd system I'm having to pay almost $1,000 more (depending on what sales are going on with Lenovo), and I'd still end up with a keyboard I hate typing on, annoying ports/adapter situation, etc.
edit: And I'm no stranger to the so-called "Apple tax," as mentioned before. But that's $1k more than a high-end Lenovo, which is considered to be a premium laptop. I don't think the quality/performance-to-cost gap has ever been this bad since I started buying Apple laptops ~15 years ago.
I'm interested in Ive's other designs. He definitely has some great work in his portfolio.
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Looks like we'll see the Ive-less laptops sooner than expected:
Jony Ive's Involvement at Apple Reportedly Tapered After the Original Apple Watch Launched in 2015
Following Apple's surprise announcement yesterday that Jony Ive is leaving the company, fresh details have emerged about the design chief's day-to-day involvement at Apple in recent years that suggest his exit has been a long time in the making.
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports that after the Apple Watch launched in 2015, Ive had already started relinquishing his responsibilities because of the strain it was putting on him personally.
Jony Ive's Involvement at Apple Reportedly Tapered After the Original Apple Watch Launched in 2015
Following Apple's surprise announcement yesterday that Jony Ive is leaving the company, fresh details have emerged about the design chief's day-to-day involvement at Apple in recent years that suggest his exit has been a long time in the making.
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports that after the Apple Watch launched in 2015, Ive had already started relinquishing his responsibilities because of the strain it was putting on him personally.
I can agree with this statement. Their product line has been fine (albeit messy and a little bit expensive but c'est la vie) but now they absolutely need to fix the Macbooks - there is a reason why people say that the 2012-2015 MBPs are the best they've ever made!
Ive never met a Jonathan that went by Jony but even then, I hate him like I hate sports teams, not something to take seriously.
It's still kinda amazing to me that Jonathan Ive and David Beckham went to the same school in Chingford not far from where I grew up (Harry Kane went there too). And they have such different accents, it made me wonder if Ive could have ever got to where he is with David Beckham's voice. I mean, imagine if Beckham narrated Apple's videos.
Hahah
But seriously though, there's plenty of far-out designs for self-driving cars that don't have steering wheels. It's not a crazy idea once we get to level 5 automation.
I think that if they actually managed to get AirPower working, some sort of wireless charging cradle might actually be the ideal solution for a Magic Mouse anyway.
My guess is that in the wake of AirPower's failure to launch, they're rethinking their *entire* approach to wireless charging (they won't give up on it altogether, obviously, Apple HATES wires) and it may take another few years before we see that bear fruit.
This deserves it's own thread. The jokes write themselves!
Deeper insight into Jony's departure. Pretty revealing stuff.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/jony-i...tarted-leaving-years-ago-11561943376?mod=e2tw
https://www.wsj.com/articles/jony-i...tarted-leaving-years-ago-11561943376?mod=e2tw
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Does it though? Every autonomous car maker is saying their future vehicles will have no steering wheel. Tesla to start.
I guess he ran out of things he could copy from Dieter Rams
lmao have you ever worked in a creative capacity? It's all copying other ideas. No one can be 100% on that wholly original shit all the time. There's no reason to reinvent the wheel constantly, and it's simply not possible to do that on an even generous production timeline.
Just curious, what is your opinion on the Samsung vs Apple case?
Regarding Ive, his stamp on Apple's consumer unfriendly design (which was copied by the entire industry basically) will linger. IMO, we should be able to service broken components. They look nice though.
VICE basically ran a hit piece about Ive and it was hinged on the lack of repairability of the products. Consumers don't even care, lol.
Oh wow that perfectly jives with how I feel Apple's design has stagnated and they're not coming up with anything new.
Before earning millions of dollars, after earning millions of dollars.
Not at all surprising, especially that last quote you quoted.
Apple became a massive parody of themselves after Jobs died.
Nothing will change for at least a few more years as designs do take 2 years to come into effect from what I understand
Jonny probably wants a change I can't imagine he feels challenged anymore from doing it for so long.
Being that he is going to work with Apple still confirms there's no bad blood
Jonny probably wants a change I can't imagine he feels challenged anymore from doing it for so long.
Being that he is going to work with Apple still confirms there's no bad blood
That's Jobs' legacy, not Ive's. Remember Jobs was doing custom hardware screws and blocking apps years ago.
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Ive leaving might push them in a needed different direction, but WSJ article points out how fundamentally different and operations focused Tim Cooks leadership has been. That position probably needs new blood too.
With no disrespect, what's your point?
In a thread about a designer leaving I'm referring to the design aspect of their products, not how much money they have.
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This is the worst criticism of Apple post Jobs because it's revisionist to an extent. Yes, Apple/Jobs delivered revolutionary consumer items (iPhone, iPod, iPad, iMac) but they also had a lot of misses (G4 Cube, iPod HiFi, their mice, services).
Not to mention it's absolutely ludicrious to hang on this idea that Apple should and will deliver another iPhone. It's also completely dismissive of how Apple has been able to capture and execute on the smartwatch segment.
My point is that even their design has been scrutinized by the market and passed the test with flying colors.
People on the internet complaining about products they weren't going to buy anyway is not what makes something bad I'm afraid.
Jony was sick. Godspeed my dude.
Jony was sick. Godspeed my dude.
TOO SMALL! No room for battery!
Considering Apple airpods, newer design Apple Watch, new iPad Pro's are one of the best designs from Apple and came after Jony Ive started phoning it in, it seems Apple is going to be fine
On the other hand Apple will continue with issues as long as Apple is the ceo. It has to be Toby Patterson as the next CEO.
On the other hand Apple will continue with issues as long as Apple is the ceo. It has to be Toby Patterson as the next CEO.
probably for the best.
the macbook/imac has pretty much had the same old design since 2007-2008. even the iphone held onto the same kind of look (6-8) for a long time until the X. the XS is the same and from leaks the new iPhone will look even worse. hopefully the next macbook/imac gets a good update and the 2020 iphones have a new look.
also the devices have no consistency with cables. iphones use lightning and so do some ipads. some ipads and macs use USB-C. all the devices should move to USB-C. of course Apple just wanna sell dongles. not only is the cable situation a mess but the focus on selling dongles has meant they removes a lot of ports on their laptops.
the macbook/imac has pretty much had the same old design since 2007-2008. even the iphone held onto the same kind of look (6-8) for a long time until the X. the XS is the same and from leaks the new iPhone will look even worse. hopefully the next macbook/imac gets a good update and the 2020 iphones have a new look.
also the devices have no consistency with cables. iphones use lightning and so do some ipads. some ipads and macs use USB-C. all the devices should move to USB-C. of course Apple just wanna sell dongles. not only is the cable situation a mess but the focus on selling dongles has meant they removes a lot of ports on their laptops.
I'll agree with the iPad Pro, fantastic design, but Airpods and the Apple Watch are not really known for being great designs. The Apple Watch especially is one of the uglier looking smart watches on the market, even though it is one of the best.