Scott James Forstall was born on 1969 and is an American software engineer, known for leading the original software development team for the iPhone and iPad.
29 Facts About Scott Forstall
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Scott Forstall is a Broadway producer known for co-producing the Tony award-winning Fun Home and Eclipsed with Molly Forstall, his wife, among others.
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Scott Forstall's older brother Bruce is a senior software design engineer, at Microsoft.
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Scott Forstall was skipped forward a year, entering Olympic High School in Bremerton, Washington, early where classmates recall his immersion in competitive chess, history, and general knowledge, on occasion competing at the state level.
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Scott Forstall achieved a 4.0 GPA and earned the position of valedictorian, a position he shared with a classmate, Molly Brown, who would later become his wife.
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Scott Forstall had established the goal of being a "designer of high-tech electronics equipment", as he proclaimed in an interview with a local newspaper.
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Scott Forstall joined Steve Jobs's NeXT in 1992 and stayed when it was purchased by Apple in 1997.
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Scott Forstall was then placed in charge of designing user interfaces for a reinvigorated Macintosh line.
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In 2000, Scott Forstall became a leading designer of the Mac's new Aqua user interface, known for its water-themed visual cues such as translucent icons and reflections, making him a rising star in the company.
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Don Melton, a senior developer on the Safari team, credited Scott Forstall for being willing to trust the instincts of his team and respecting their ability to develop the browser in secret.
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Scott Forstall was responsible for creating a software developer's kit for programmers to build iPhone apps, as well as an App Store within iTunes.
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In 2006, Scott Forstall became responsible for Mac OS X releases after Avie Tevanian stepped down as the company's Chief Software Technology Officer and before being named SVP of iPhone Software.
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Scott Forstall received credit as he "ran the iOS mobile software team like clockwork and was widely respected for his ability to perform under pressure".
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Scott Forstall has spoken publicly at Apple Worldwide Developers Conferences, including talks about Mac OS X Leopard in 2006 and iPhone software development in 2008, later after the release of iPhone OS 2.0 and iPhone 3G, and on January 27,2010, at Apple's 2010 iPad keynote.
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Scott Forstall appears in the iOS 5 video, narrating about three-quarters of the clip, and in almost every major Apple iOS special event.
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Scott Forstall had such a poor relationship with Ive and Mansfield that he could not be in a meeting with them unless Cook mediated; reportedly, Scott Forstall and Ive did not cooperate at any level.
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Scott Forstall was very close to and referred to as a mini-Steve Jobs, so Jobs' death left Scott Forstall without a protector.
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Scott Forstall was referred to as the CEO-in-waiting by Fortune magazine and the book Inside Apple, a profile that made him unpopular at Apple.
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Scott Forstall was said to be responsible for the departure of Jean-Marie Hullot in 2005 and Tony Fadell in 2008; Fadell remarked in an interview with the BBC that Scott Forstall's firing was justified and he "got what he deserved".
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The Siri intelligent personal voice assistant that Scott Forstall introduced in September 2011 has received a mixed reception with some observers regarding it as a "flop".
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Scott Forstall was vigorously criticized after the new Maps app, introduced in iOS 6, received criticism for inaccuracies that were not up to Apple standards.
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Under long-standing practice at Apple, Scott Forstall was the "directly responsible individual" for Maps, and his refusal to sign the apology convinced Cook that Scott Forstall had to go.
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Scott Forstall did not make public appearances after his departure from Apple for a number of years.
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On June 7,2015, the Scott Forstall-produced musical won five awards at the Tonys.
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In 2015, Scott Forstall was reported to be working as an advisor with Snap Inc.
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On June 20,2017, Scott Forstall gave his first public interview after leaving Apple.
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Scott Forstall was interviewed in the Computer History Museum by John Markoff about the creation of the iPhone on the 10th anniversary of its sales launch.
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On May 20,2020, Scott Forstall made an appearance in Code.
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On December 17,2020, Scott Forstall was revealed to be one of the co-creators of WordArt alongside Apple engineer Nat Brown, while interning for Microsoft in 1991.