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		atombender on June 28, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: On Jony Ive Leaving Apple Ive is a KBE, which is not an aristocratic title like "lord" or "baron" or "duke". The full title is Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. It makes him a member of the Order of the British Empire, a chivalric order for civilians and military who are rewarded for their contributions to society. It's just a honorific; it doesn't come with land or castles or any governing power.

veidr on June 29, 2019 [–]

Well, then, Apple should immediately amend their press release to let us know that Jony Ive, Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, is resigning from the company.

Gruber is 100% right in this case. Fuck that nonsense.

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