Scott Forstall's Departure

Anyone who followed Apple knew that John Browett's termination from the world's most valuable technology company was more a matter of when, than if.  In a fairly short period Browett had upset virtually everyone both inside and outside of the company - all the while showing a complete misunderstanding for his department's role.  Browett's hiring had always been questioned, and his dismissal has been universally praised.  Seeing this SVP asked to go was no surprise to anyone.  Forstall on the other hand...



Scott Forstall had spent 15 years with Apple before being relegated to the role of advisor - a move intended to keep the long term SVP from quickly joining a competitor.  Forstall had worked with NeXT back in the 90s.  Arguably more than anyone else, Forstall had been involved with development of the modern day Macintosh operating system.  Scott had been on the development team of NeXTSTEP years before Apple would acquire Job's fledgeling company.  After the acquisition Forstall served in a variety of roles involving oversight on components of both OSX and iOS.  In so many ways Scott Forstall seemed an integral player in Apple's industry leading software.

Then there were the Steve Jobs comparisons.