It hasn’t even hit store shelves yet, but the juiciest tidbits from Steve Jobs’ upcoming biography are steadily being leaked by those with advance copies of the book. The latest pertains to Jonathan Ive, Apple’s Senior Vice President of Industrial Design, and the man who many believe to be the most integral part of the company’s future.
Responsible for designing some of Apple’s most iconic products, including the iMac, the iPod and the iPhone, in his biography Jobs refers to Ive as his “spiritual partner” and told the writer, Walter Isaacson, that he had set things up so that he had more operation power at the company than anyone (besides Jobs) so no one could tell him what to do.
Since Steve Jobs’ passing many have speculated about the fate of the company, who’s relied heavily on slick product design, led by Ive, since he joined the company in 1996. But this revelation should provide some relief that at least Apple’s future product design is still in Jobs’ approved hands.
[Yahoo Finance via AppleInsider]