Apple Transitions Hardware Leadership 108
redletterdave writes "Apple will begin transitioning the leadership role within its hardware engineering department, now that Bob Mansfield, who led the engineering of many of Apple's most successful products since 2005, has decided to retire. Apple was quick to name Dan Riccio — currently the VP of hardware engineering for the iPad — as Mansfield's successor, mentioning that Riccio will learn the new role over several months. During that time, the hardware engineering team will continue to report to Mansfield."
Re:Will this continue...? (Score:4, Insightful)
First, redo the Mac Pro.
Interesting how the first thing on your list to do is something that won't benefit Apple as a company very much at all.
Re:That feeds the rumor mill pretty well... (Score:2, Insightful)
Your wants != Apple needs (Score:5, Insightful)
The mini needs to be a little bigger so it can have been cooling and a easier to open case.
If it was bigger then it wouldn't be a mini now would it?
But what apple really needs is a $1000-$1500 (base price) desktop with a mid-range video card in a X16 slots + 1-2 open pci-e slots. with 4 ram slots and at least 2 hdd bays.
I think you are confusing what you want with what Apple needs. What you are describing is a PC with OS X. If that is what you want, build it yourself [wikipedia.org]. Fact is that most people never open their PCs ever. The few that do aren't really much concern to Apple. Desktop PCs like what you describe are a market with a limited future. Laptop and tablet sales are where the profit and the demand is. Why would Apple introduce a product in a dying market segment with features that hardly anyone will use? Makes no business sense at all.