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[joshuaeyu]

My conjecture is following:

Steip's team has been Apple focus for the past few years.

Now that there appears to be light at the end of this long Apple tunnel. Apple will no longer need the "business" folks. All they need is the tech support team for preproduction and future maintenance.

All the exit plan (for the Apple business team) was ironed out last year and well published.

With Apple no longer needs to be the main (only) thrust, focus now turns to life beyond Apple. New management and leadership need to take place as it is total different type of business (non CE) model. You need "techie" leadership.

Once Apple deal is public, nobody will be beeping (where is the revenue) horn.

Hauck (and his upcoming staff) will be allowed to have a honeymoon period (thanks to the Apple Halo) while the Apple business team is heading to paradise island with the Golden Parachute.

Hauck would have never jump ship without knowing he has Apple up his sleeve.

Same goes with Materion and Engel.