alt Hacker NewsAlso the rumor I heard from a friend at Apple (hearsay, obviously, and an anecdote to boot) was that Alan Dye was pretty unpopular among designers.
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CamperBob2 • yesterday at 11:00 PM
Yeah, I'd definitely classify Dye in the "failed at their jobs" category alongside 1, 8, and 9.
Bad AI is a venial sin at Apple, but bad design is mortal. Or at least, it used to be.
imron • yesterday at 6:59 PM
And users too!
i wonder if Dye is the self-important personality who parked his audi r8 in handicapped parking routinely in front of IL1.
if not Dye, then apologies to Dye for looking like that person.
also, there's this.
https://9to5mac.com/2025/12/04/gruber-apple-employees-giddy-...