Former Apple SVP Scott Forstall Has Been Traveling, Advising Startups, Doing Philanthropical Work

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Posted December 9, 2013 at 11:43pm by iClarified

Former Apple SVP of iOS Scott Forstall has been traveling, advising a few startups, and becoming more philanthropically involved, according to a report from The Information, relayed by Business Insider.

Amir Efrati at new technology site The Information is reporting that Forstall spent the year traveling to Italy and South Africa. He also advised a few startups, and became more philanthropically involved, focusing on education, poverty, and human rights. As for what's next, Efrati doesn't have any news, but he says VC firms like Kleiner Perkins and Andreessen Horowitz have stayed in touch, but Apple employees think Forstall's next move will be starting his own company.

Forstall was forced out of Apple in October 2012. It's believed that he was fired due to failures with Siri and Maps; as well as his inability to get along with Jonathan Ive.

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Former Apple SVP Scott Forstall Has Been Traveling, Advising Startups, Doing Philanthropical Work

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Skid Mark Tony - December 10, 2013 at 1:55am

He makes sense so why the hostility?

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Oliversl - December 11, 2013 at 6:42am

Apple made it cool to spread hate toward him, so sad. No need to hate him, he is the father of iOS.

Oliversl - December 9, 2013 at 11:48pm

Well, THIS is news! Thanks

Ken - December 9, 2013 at 11:45pm

He'll start his own company which Apple will buy several years down the track which will bring him back to the company, oh wait...

gamerscul9870 - December 10, 2013 at 12:46am

I just heard maps is far better than google, unless you're saying they need him back, they wont! Siri is prob lem free for me! http://news.cnet.com/8301-33692_3-57521819-305/why-apple-dumped-google-maps/