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Scott Forstall to replace Steve Ballmer
Yep, it’s April Fools Day ya’ll. This just in. According to Digitimes, some well placed informants within the upstream supply chain also have a close ear to some heated discussions happening within the executive suite at Microsoft. Ever since Scott Forstall was ousted by Tim Cook at Apple, Microsoft’s leadership have been keen to enlist Forstall’s services […]
Continue reading...Innovation and the departure of Scott Forstall
Monday, November 12, 2012
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Randsinrepose writes about the departure of Scott Forstall and how it may signal the beginning of the demise for Apple. Whether or you agree or not, it’s certainly an interesting point worth pondering. Forstall, however, was old school. In my years at Apple, the Caffe Macs chatter about Forstall was that he was the only […]
Continue reading...Why Bob Mansfield is back at Apple for two years
Thursday, November 1, 2012
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It turns out that Bob Mansfield, in addition to others, simply wasn’t a fan of Forstall’s way of doing things. Indeed, his decision to come back out of retirement and return to Apple for two years was due, in part, to Forstall’s impending departure. As one source close to the company told AllThingsD, “The timing […]
Continue reading...The formerly secret history of the iPhone, as told by Scott Forstall
Monday, August 6, 2012
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The Apple/Samsung litigation has proven to be an Apple enthusiast’s dream. iPhone prototypes, iPad prototypes, and a plethora of fascinating information regarding Apple’s design process and previously undisclosed internal workings of the notoriously secretive company. This past Friday was no different when Scott Forstall – Apple’s Senior VP of iOS Software – took the stand to […]
Continue reading...Apple’s Scott Forstall sells 95% of his AAPL shares
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
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With Apple’s share price in the lower $600 range, Apple’s Scott Forstall decided to cash out on 95% of his Apple shares this past Friday by selling 64,151 shares for a net take of $38.7 million according to a filed SEC Form 4. According to Phillip Elmer-DeWitt, Forstall’s holdings were the result of a bonus […]
Continue reading...Scott Forstall, Apple’s Senior VP of iOS software, joins Twitter
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
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It’s verified and good to go. Apple’s Senior VP of iOS software, Scott Forstall, is up on Twitter and as of now is only following one person, Conan O’Brien. Apple is notorious about keeping Apple employees from blogging and the like, so it’ll be interesting to see what Scott ends up using his Twitter account […]
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Monday, April 1, 2013
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