Apple's Jonathan Ive Awarded Knighthood

iggibar · Dec 31, 2011

Mr Ive, who can now style himself Sir Jonathan, has been made a Knight Commander of the British Empire (KBE).

That's pretty cool!

Kevriano · Dec 31, 2011

Cool, but sometimes I wonder what the thinking is behind these choices. I'd be amazed if The Queen knows who he is really.

louishen · Dec 31, 2011

I think the Queen has had an iPod for some time, and I know her grandchildren are Apple fans. That said, its not usually the Queen herself who makes the decision

Chuckoir · Dec 31, 2011

I guarantee the Queen doesn't know who most of the people on the list are.

Ctrl-Opt-Del · Dec 31, 2011

Well, while he may work for an American company, he's still doing work that raises the profile of and promotes British engineering. Every iMac, iPhone, iPad, & iPod in the world is a little bit of the spirit of Isambard Kingdom Brunel alive & thriving in the modern world. So I'd say he deserves it.

Not like - say - the investment banker who made a fortune from the collapse of HSBC, but is buddies with Prime Minister David Cameron... *cough*nepotism*cough*

harryb2448 · Dec 31, 2011

Thank goodness we in Oz abandon these decades ago. Nepotism for sure, along with public servants and politicians. Was funny when a former Police Commissioner was jailed for corruption and had to hand his back, eh former Sir Terrence?

moff · Dec 31, 2011

harryb2448 said:
Thank goodness we in Oz abandon these decades ago. Nepotism for sure, along with public servants and politicians. Was funny when a former Police Commissioner was jailed for corruption and had to hand his back, eh former Sir Terrence?

This would be the Australia who's head of state is responsible for the C/K/M/OBE?

harryb2448 · Dec 31, 2011

Do not have them as I said. No more Members, Knights etc of the Empire and no more sirs with a small s.

Order of Australia is highest civil. And it carries no title with it.

Ctrl-Opt-Del · Jan 1, 2012

I think moff's point is that you've still got the same monarch as us...

harryb2448 · Jan 1, 2012

Not for long hopefully. Charlie and Camilla will see the end of that.

Roll on the Republic!

nezing · Jan 2, 2012

As a Brit,living in the UK,and having family,living in Perth,Oz,we often have "friendly banter" about the two countries,but the fact that Jonathan Ive has now got his "gong",is reward enough for all the hard work he has done with the late Steve Jobs.Agree that some of the "awards" handed out do not make sense,but such is political thinking these days.I for one am glad that Ive has been choosen.

JimboMac · Jan 2, 2012

Reminds me of when Steve and Woz won the National Technology Award in 1985. I am sure Ronald Reagan was blissfully unaware of who these two kids were when he presented the medal.