And a lot of people think he ruined at least some Apple products (too-thin laptops).
Jony Ive without a Steve Jobs to keep him grounded doesn't work.
From my work experience, you can't give a designer unlimited power because he/she will turn the product into an art project.
Not to mention iOS 7.
And the iPhone 5c which had toy-like colors and was reminiscent of Fisher-Price products. The 5c case with holes made it even worse.
> he ruined at least some Apple products
In my small circle of car friends, the new Ferrari is being called the "Magic mouse" of ferraris and posting memes of the car upside down with the cable plugged in at the bottom.
I was hoping for an SF90 meets Nevera when they were talking about it originally :(
But that is entirely unoriginal and derivative, compared to a designer wanting to make a mark.