We knew in some unspecified time in the future Tim Prepare dinner would step down from his place as Apple’s CEO. Over the past yr, it has develop into more and more apparent that John Ternus was his seemingly successor. The information this week was nonetheless a shock, although — and this yr’s succession may result in some important changes on the most influential firm in tech.
On this episode of The VergecastDavid and Nilay are joined by Daring Fireball’s John Gruber to speak about their reactions to the information, the (mostly) clean transition Apple appears to have pulled off, and what we should always actually make of Tim Prepare dinner’s legacy as a product person. Actually, the query is: Can we blame Prepare dinner for the Contact Bar, or will we blame him for not attempting laborious sufficient to make the Contact Bar nice?
After that, David and Nilay examine in on Microsoft’s ongoing gaming ambitions. The corporate is back in on the Xbox brandit seems, and is making massive guarantees about making it straightforward for avid gamers to play something, anyplace. That received’t be straightforward, although — and Microsoft’s going to need some legal help to drag it off.
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