This is a deteriorating condition that s made even worse as Apple executives cut themselves bonuses out of thin air while contemplating more employee layoffs. The most recent catastrophe was the departure of the talented Heidi Roizen, who was brought into the company to beef up developer relations. Roizen, once a developer herself, could only take so much of consensus management in an industry that requires strong leadership and action.
Action is the operative word.
Apparently, there isn't any. That's the irony of modern high technology. The strong companies tend to have strong, top-heavy executive suites with a benevolent autocrat. To survive, Apple must immediately replace Gil Amelio with Steve Jobs. Since the ouster of Jobs, the company shot up like a bullet in the sky, but it was simply sheer momentum that made it rise to its height of success.