Jony Ive runs all of Apple product design

Jony Ive runs all of Apple product design

John Paczkowski:

And while details of the ousters of Scott Forstall and John Browett — the guy who oversaw Apple’s iOS operating system and the new hire who ran its retail stores, are certainly intriguing — they’re a sideshow to the bigger story here: The clear ascendancy of design chief Jony Ive.

That’s because on Monday, Ive was given a role that no executive other than co-founder Steve Jobs has ever held before — oversight of all Apple product design.

I wish nothing but the absolute best for Scott Forstall. What he has accomplished with iOS is simply unprecedented.

Nevertheless, this seems like the right decision. The obvious decision.