This looks like Microsoft all over again. Wait for similar news every couple of months. Key-person attrition is gonna be thru the roof at Apple.
It has been rumored for a while that Scott Forstall, head of iOS, is extremely difficult to work with, and has been the reason for a number of people leaving Apple. I can't even begin to guess whether this is true or not -- I don't have any way of knowing. But this may actually be something to watch for over the next couple of years.