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Sal Soghoian says ‘ask Apple’ about future of Mac user automation as company eliminates position

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<p>Sal Soghoian, the man who headed up user automation tools at Apple – including <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/applescript/" target="_blank">AppleScript[/url] and <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/automator/" target="_blank">Automator[/url] – <a href="http://macosxautomation.com/about.html" target="_blank">says[/url] that he left the company last month when Apple eliminated his position ‘for business reasons.’ Chicago Sun-Times tech columnist <a href="https://twitter.com/Ihnatko/status/798989619245133825" target="_blank">Andy Ihnatko[/url] broke the news yesterday, with Soghoian explaining more in a newly-added FAQ on his website.</p>
<p class="p1">It’s unclear whether other team members have also been let go, but Soghoian says those concerned about the future of user automation in macOS should ask Apple.</p>

<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Ask Apple. Seriously, if you have any questions or concerns about the future of user automation, ask Apple. If user automation technologies are important to you, then now is the time for all good men and women to reach out, speak up and ask questions. The macOS user automation technologies include: UNIX CLI (shell, python, ruby, perl), System Services, Apple Events (JavaScript, AppleScript, AppleScriptObj-C, Scripting Bridge), Automator, Apple Configurator (AppleScript, Automator), and Application scripting support in Photos, iWork, Finder, Mail, and other Apple applications … </span></p>

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