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Top Apple Maps app manager for Watch, iOS & OS X exits for Uber

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Apple is having trouble retaining top talent in its Maps division.

We’re told that a notable number of exits have occurred on the Maps team over the last several months with a large portion of those engineers heading to ride-sharing startup Uber. The most notable Apple employee to recently depart is Brad Moore, who exited in October to become a manager at Uber. As “Senior Engineering Manager, Maps Apps & Community” at Apple, Moore “built and managed the application and community teams responsible for Maps on iPhone, iPad, CarPlay, OS X, and Apple Watch,” according to LinkedIn.

Since Moore was in charge of such a critical application across all of Apple’s major hardware and software platforms, his departure marks a significant loss for Apple and a huge gain for Uber. Apple is said to also be overhauling its public transportation team following the group’s inability to launch the planned directions service for iOS 8 last year. Sources say that Apple’s Maps team is also progressing on its testing in major districts like New York City of a new indoor mapping service. Chris Blumenberg, another former top Apple Maps manager at Apple, left for Uber in July.

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Comments

  1. Edison Wrzosek - 9 years ago

    Does anyone else here not see the opportunity in this? I don’t see this as a huge loss for Apple, but rather a tremendous opportunity to recruit some new, fresh talent to come in and re-invigorate the teams vacated by Brad…

  2. Rain (@this_is_rain) - 9 years ago

    Actually got to work with Brad in person when I was at Apple. Great dude.

    • hmurchison - 9 years ago

      This is great to hear. Sometimes people need a change of venue. I also agree with Edison the next superstar may be already at the company . We will see.

  3. Taste_of_Apple - 9 years ago

    Yikes. Hope they figure out some way to retain their talented staff better.

  4. greenbelt2csp - 9 years ago

    I guess Uber is looking for less Bastardly people to work for it.

  5. Good riddance. Maps has sucked form the start, still sucks and Uber sucks even more. Clearly the people leaving for Uber are all about the suck. Have a wonderful life working for a bottom dwelling scum-bag operation.

  6. herb02135go - 9 years ago

    Note to current Apple employees:
    Don’t loan anything to anyone left in the Maps team.

    • Edison Wrzosek - 9 years ago

      God what a fucking idiot troll

      • herb02135go - 9 years ago

        Edison, stop promoting yourself here.

      • Edison Wrzosek - 9 years ago

        Like I said, fucking idiot…

      • timcrook - 9 years ago

        Edison, can I fart in a jar and send it to you? I think you’re the type of person that would enjoy it. You can PM me your shipping info if you want to go further with this.

      • Edison Wrzosek - 9 years ago

        Another idiot, wonderful

  7. Uber? WTF? That would be like leaving Apple to work for Gateway.

  8. depdoc (@depdoc) - 9 years ago

    This is a very good thing. He might be a nice person, but IMO he was a poor manager that let major bugs slip by. iOS 8.0, the iOS 8.0.1 fiasco, and the numerous bugs in Yosemite’s first release. Not to mention Maps.

    • herb02135go - 9 years ago

      I wonder who initiated the departure.
      Maybe the failings mentioned were a factor. Maybe someone had to be thrown under the bus so Tim Cook can show he’s a take charge guy who can shake things up.

      One thing is certain:
      Apple isn’t the company it once was, in terms of consumer products and innovation.

      • Edison Wrzosek - 9 years ago

        You’re right, it’s much better now, with the most successful product line in its entire history.

        Please leave your stupid FUD to yourself troll.