I’m glad that Jason Snell blogged about his skepticism toward the OpenAI and io partnership because his feelings almost exactly mirror my own. Personally, I don’t trust Sam Altman any further than I could throw him. But I do trust Jony Ive — so his high regard for Altman has to count for something. The framing of this as“two friends coming together” makes me uncomfortable. It’s like they’re trying to say Sam + Jony is the new Steve + Jony spiritual partnership the world’s been...
