Apple CEO Tim Cook says report calling Jony Ive’s departure contentious is absurd
Apple CEO Tim Cook called a Wall Street Journal report about superstar designer Jony Ive’s supposedly contentious departure and Cook’s own alleged lack of interest in design “absurd” in an email Monday. Ive announcedhis departure from Apple on Thursday. The designer oversaw the creation of many of Apple’s most iconic products,including the iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. The Wall Street Journal report claimed Ive was “dispirted” by Cook’s apparent lack of interest in the product development process and that Ive had a diminishing role in Apple’s design for years....