Jony Ive has left Apple

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Famed designer Jony Ive has disappeared from Apple’s Leadership page, signaling an end to his time in Cupertino. Ive joined Apple in 1992 and led the design team from 1996.

Jony Ive’s last day at Apple was always a bit of a mystery. The press release announcing his departure only said that it would occur “later this year.” Some would say Ive checked out of product design a long time ago after becoming distracted by the design and construction of Apple’s new spaceship headquarters. Software and hardware design is now the responsibility of COO Jeff Williams.

Apple’s Leadership page as of 26 nov 2019 11:12:55 GMT (via Google cache). Ive has been completely removed as of today.

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