Developer Evangelist Michael Jurewitz Leaving Apple for Black Pixel

Wow. He will be missed in the dev forums.

And with all these people leaving somethings going on at One Infinite Loop.

The end is nigh...?

Ah yes, you two are geniuses.

It makes sense that he's leaving his position at Apple (which is clearly ending as a company soon) to then work on software that only runs on hardware that Apple releases.

The end is nigh...?

for your sanity.

Who is all? I can recall Johnson (pre-jobs departure), Mansfield, and now Jurewitz.

Let's get a list compiled for the past 18 months of key players leaving, curious.

EDIT: OS X Chief Bertrand Serlet as well.

Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering Bob Mansfield and Corporate Controller and Principal Accounting Office Betsy Rafael.

Two more top brass.

Can I take his place? :p :apple:

Wow. He will be missed in the dev forums.

And with all these people leaving somethings going on at One Infinite Loop.

I try to not be an alamarist, but there's something going on.

Yeah, everybody's paying a lot more attention now, for some reason.


Reminds me of when we had all those mysterious "bird deaths" a couple years ago; people thought the world was ending because all these flocks of birds were mysteriously falling out of the sky, seems like every couple of days a news report came out.

Turns out that it wasn't actually happening more often than normal, just that people were paying attention to them more.

Those "bird deaths" are still happening worldwide, just as frequently as they were back then, it's just everybody moved on to worrying about different things.

Shall we compile a list of people who have recently left google? Samsung? HTC? Microsoft? Kraft Foods?

I suppose there was a certain allure of working with the "man" who was Steve Jobs, even if it meant putting up with his obsessions. Now these same brilliant minds are working for the "company" that is Apple. In this environment, more basal motivations like wealth or prestige can become the motivation for enduring satisfaction. Many of the key personnel have acquired wealth from their hard work but may be seeking the recognition that comes from leaving their personal footprint on society. With personal fortunes and spectacular resumes, they are poised to pursue personal interests.

This is entirely supposition. And thankfully, there are still some who feel continuing the legacy of Apple is a supreme, worthwhile privilege.

I agree with you 100%. I'd even venture out say that some respected him and his genius so much that they delayed retirement until they absolutely had to leave because of illness or family issues. Now that Steve is gone, they're not as fearful of leaving and feeling like they disappointed him. Plus, they feel Apple is in good hands and that it's time for someone else to take the reins and spread the Apple spirit.

Any statistics it is ?

Excellent rebuttal, you are a genius!

"There is a God"

"Prove it?"

"Prove there isn't?"

My initial reaction was uh-oh. But technology tends to be a young person's game. For me personally, I've gone from a uber-hardware geek towards more web and application developing. It's good to try new things once and again. I still have faith in the little fruit company. It may not have that same old mom & pop feel to it but I love it. Probably until the day it is announced that OS X has been cancelled and Apple has bought an os from a mom & pop shop from Redmond, WA. I'll probably hit the lifeboats then. Now not so much.

And with all these people leaving somethings going on at One Infinite Loop.

Any statistics to indicate this is not normal attrition for a company in Apple's position?