Craig Federighi is still there, right? He had a lot to do with bringing together NeXT frameworks and enterprise database interfaces. If Tim Cook's successor is truly engineering oriented then we might see them work together to get the old buggy going forward again.
replyAccording to his Wikipedia, Craig Federighi left Apple in 1999 for Ariba, and then returned to Apple in 2009, after Snow Leopard.
replyWe all know that Snow Leopard is considered by many to be the peak of OS X, and Craig returned afterwards. Coincidence?