British iPhone designer set to leave Apple

The British man who designed the iPhone, iPod and Mac is leaving Apple after nearly three decades, saying it is a "natural" time to go. Chief design officer Sir Jonathan Ive, known widely as Jony Ive will leave later this year to start his own design firm, but he will not cut his ties with the technology giant completely, as his new company will count Apple among its clients. He told the Financial Times: "While I will not be an (Apple) employee, I will still be very involved - I hope for many, many years to come.

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