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SuttaDost said:

Isn't lightning port only capable of outputting 48kHz @ 24 bit? If that is true then how will it leverage 96 kHz sampling rate that apple is working on?

The Lightning port on the new IPad Pro and the coming iPhone 7 are compatible with USB 3.0 so it will be easy to output the higher sampling rate.

Additionally it can output 3D music i.e. Dolby 7.1 or THX sound from compatible headphones such as from Sennheiser. 

So the move to lightning port headphones means Apple is gunning for even higher sound standards that cannot be done using the standard headphone jack. Consumers are going to be even more pleased with the experience. And it will be a great reason to upgrade. Audiophiles will flock to the iPhone. 

There is also a rumor that the iPhone 7 will have * 1 TB of storage. * dock to which you can connect a 4K display, keyboard and mousepad. * and it will run OS X. Wow! The PocketMac.

Apple can add more ASIANS - who are also people of color.  
Obviously there are a ton of ASIANS in the tech industry.
Even Microsoft's CEO IS ASIAN.

rogifan_old said:

Hmm...is this a bit of a demotion for Eddy Cue or just a recognition he had too much on his plate?

Eddy Cue absolutely wasn't demoted. Eddy Cue is Apple's clean up man and general fixer. He covers everything when problems occur. He picks up the slack when Apple loses someone. He does the big time negotiations - such as with movie companies, music companies, etc. Eddy is a core and supremely valued executive at Apple. He is clearly the 4th most valuable executive: TIm, Jonathan, Jeff and Eddy. Eddy, however, also clearly has too much on his plate. Handing off the App Store to Phil is an easy side-move for this service.

Jeff Williams was already the de facto COO except that his title was Senior Vice President of Operations. He will be doing the same job as before. His "promotion" is primarily a title change. However, one clear thing: Jeff Williams is the choice to be the new Apple CEO should we lose Tim Cook. This bodes well since it will stabilize Apple's leadership. Phil Schiller is great to head the app store on all platforms. He listens to all complaints and he will make changes for the better. The app store is central to Apple as a service provider and source of recurrent revenue.