Apple laid off a small number of Apple Fitness+ employees last week, with sources indicating this signals the start of broader cost-cutting measures and significant changes to the service ahead.
Apple has reportedly laid off a handful of employees from its Fitness+ team, particularly those working on guided workout features like Time to Walk and Time to Run. The layoffs suggest Apple is consolidating its health and fitness features into a single Health app, part of a broader strategy shift under services head Eddy Cue to improve Apple's health offerings and integrate ideas from a scrapped virtual health coach project.
Broadcom CEO Hock Tan is known for aggressive cost-cutting after acquisitions, exemplified by firing half of VMware's workforce and eliminating employee benefits after the company's purchase. The semiconductor and chip company, formed through mergers including Avago Technologies and VMware, pursues growth through acquisitions and price increases while cutting costs and R&D spending.