Executive behind RIM’s BlackBerry 10 UI jumps ship
Hampus Jakobsson, user interface guru and founder of The Astonishing Tribe, announced on Tuesday that he has left Research In Motion (RIMM) to pursue other projects. RIM acquired TAT in late 2010 and BlackBerry fans grew giddy at the possibility of modern UI designs hitting their beloved smartphones. Nothing of note ever came to BlackBerry 7, but from what we’ve seen of BlackBerry 10 thus far, TAT’s influence is clearly present. Jakobsson apparently had no interest in seeing his hard work hit the market, though, as the executive has confirmed on Twitter that he left RIM.
“I’m handing over this to others in RIM now, but if you want to follow me as a ex-TAT-founder I’m at: @hajak” Jakobsson wrote on Twitter. The TAT founder didn’t say exactly what he plans to do now that he has left RIM. When asked why he decided to leave, he replied, “cause I’m a startup-guy and even if I really liked the company and the people, I felt it was time to start another one.”
[Via N4BB]
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