INSIGHTS Insights for 7-3-19 By Staff Monday, July 1, 2019 12:46 PM Ive is leaving a hole in the company and is clearly irreplaceable as he has been one of the most important figures at Apple throughout the past few decades. His fingerprints are deeply woven within Apple's core DNA. The major question now going forward is around future product innovation with one of the key visionaries of the Apple brand gone.Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives, writing in a note to investors last week after Apple’s renowned chief designer Jony Ive announced he was leaving the company, as reported by CNET.