Apple Execs Vanishing Like AirPods You Bought, Srouji Next Out the Door

KEY POINTS

•Senior VP Johny Srouji informed Tim Cook he’s seriously considering leaving Apple in the near future.
•Several high-profile departures occurred recently, including COO Jeff Williams retiring in July and AI chief John Giannandrea stepping down in December.
•Other senior staff such as Lisa Jackson and Kate Adams announced retirements, and UI lead Alan Dye moved to Meta.

In what looks like Apple's version of 'The Great Civil Disobedience,' hardware honcho Johny Srouji is 'seriously considering' jumping ship, per Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, fresh off Srouji's October existential tech crisis. Srouji's near-exit would crown an already dramatic December coup by Apple OGs: COO Jeff Williams announced retirement last July (classic summer exit timing), AI czar John Giannandrea quit in December (probably tired of Siri’s snark), policy head Lisa Jackson and lawyer Kate Adams eagerly enrolled in the 'Goodbye Apple' club, and UI chief Alan Dye is off to Meta—because who doesn't want to redesign social media's existential dread? Meanwhile, Tim Cook faces rumors about his own departure, which Gurman calls premature but which fits the mood of Cupertino's slow-motion mutiny. Apple’s AI stumble and executive poaching resembles a leaky lifeboat party where no one wants to captain—except they forgot the paddles.

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Apple execs fleeing faster than iPhone users ditching chargers for MagSafe. Tim Cook’s probably updating his résumé while plotting how to be less human and more Siri.

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