Episode 92: 92: The Tim Cook Era

John Siracusa and Dan Benjamin discuss the latest information about Apple's Fusion Drive and the first big executive reshuffling at Apple in the post-Steve Jobs era: Forstall and Browett are out; Ive, Cue, Federighi, and Mansfield are in.
Links for this episode:AnandTech - The Windows RT ReviewTweet from Tanner Silva about the cost of a Retina MacBook Pro screen replacementTweet from Stephen Hackett about glass-covered MacBook Pro screensTweet from Thomas Brand about screens glued to laptop lidsTweet from jackslash about the Apple logo on the front of the iMacMac notebooks: About the "Ignoring accidental trackpad input" option - Apple.comFusion drive on older Macs? YES! - Patrick SteinMore on BYO Fusion drive - Patrick SteinFusion Drive - loose ends - Patrick SteinCore Storage in Mac OS X 10.7 Lion: the Ars Technica review - Ars TechnicaApple Announces Changes to Increase Collaboration Across Hardware, Software & Services - Apple.comApple CEO Tim Cook: Steve “taught me that the joy is in the journey” - Ars TechnicaOp-ed: Apple Store may be shifting from customer experience to profit machine | Ars TechnicaBehind Silicon Valley's Un-Retirement of Apple's Bob Mansfield - AllThingsDSkeuomorphism in Mac OS X 10.7 Lion: the Ars Technica review - Ars TechnicaSkeuomorphic applications in OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion: the Ars Technica review - Ars TechnicaJonathan Ive interview: simplicity isn't simple - TelegraphFile system API unification in Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard - Ars TechnicaDaring Fireball: Forstall Out; Ive UpNeven Mrgan's post on App.net about Jony Ive's carBertrand Serlet to Leave Apple - Apple.comAvadis Tevanian - WikipediaCraig Federighi - WikipediaBertrand Serlet - WikipediaDaring Fireball: The Good, the Bad, and the AvieApple Technical Note 2034 (PDF)The Incomparable #114: When You Wish Upon a "Star Wars"From inside Apple, the Scott Forstall fallout - Om MalikHypercritical #45: Star Wars is Not a Blog PostFusion Drive quick look: Our predictions confirmed! - Ars TechnicaBrowett seen as bad for Apple thanks to Dixons’ poor reputation - Ars TechnicaSponsored by Lynda, Shutterstock (use code "dansentme10" for 30% off), and Shopify (use code "5by5" and get 3 months free).