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| iPhone 4 developer leaves Apple | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Aug 8 2010, 04:34 AM (179 Views) | |
| George K | Aug 8 2010, 04:34 AM Post #1 |
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Finally
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http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2010/08/07/the-man-who-made-the-iphone-4-is-out/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+fortuneapple20+%28FORTUNE%3A+Apple+2.0%29 Two years after fighting in court to hire him, Apple has let IBM's Mark Papermaster go It was one of the most contentious hires Apple (AAPL) ever made. In November 2008, Steve Jobs hired Mark Papermaster, IBM's (IBM) top microprocessor executive, to replace Tony Fadell as head of the iPod and iPhone division. IBM promptly filed a complaint in federal court to prevent Papermaster from leaving, arguing that he possessed highly confidential IBM trade secrets. The dispute -- which made headlines for weeks -- wasn't settled until the following January in a deal that required Papermaster to wait until the April 2009 to join Apple. Sixteen months later, Papermaster is out, replaced as head of the iPhone division by the man who originally recruited him, Bob Mansfield. The news was reported by the New York Times and confirmed by Steve Dowling, head of Apple PR. Papermaster, Dowling told the Times, "is leaving the company and Bob Mansfield, senior vice president of Macintosh hardware engineering, is assuming his responsibilities." Papermaster's sudden departure immediately set off speculation that it was somehow related to the iPhone 4's widely publicized antenna problems. Given that he was the head of the division that produced the phone, it's a conclusion that's hard to avoid. |
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| Mikhailoh | Aug 8 2010, 04:37 AM Post #2 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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Could well be. They got a black eye for that one. |
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| 1hp | Aug 9 2010, 07:53 AM Post #3 |
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Fulla-Carp
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Strange, isn't it. Jobs claims there is nothing wrong with the iPhone4 except that users just need to learn how to hold it correctly. Then he fires Papermaster. Almost an admission of the problem. |
| There are 10 kinds of people in this world, those that understand binary and................ | |
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| Aqua Letifer | Aug 9 2010, 07:58 AM Post #4 |
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ZOOOOOM!
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Almost. |
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| George K | Aug 9 2010, 08:13 AM Post #5 |
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Finally
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Papermaster didn't start at Apple until early 2009. The iPhone4 and its antenna were already in the development phase by the time he got there, and he had little input on its design, from what I hear. http://www.macrumors.com/2010/08/08/papermasters-departure-linked-to-cultural-incompatibility-rather-than-antenna-issues/ The Wall Street Journal provides some additional color on the departure of Apple's iPhone hardware engineering chief Mark Papermaster, citing "broader cultural incompatibility" rather than a direct link to the iPhone 4's antenna issues as reason for his exit. E
Neither Papermaster nor Apple have yet offered any details on the circumstances behind his departure. The report notes that it was Jobs who pressed forward with the iPhone 4's antenna design despite questions about its performance, suggesting that perhaps Papermaster does not bear as much blame as many have thought. In addition, Apple has claimed that the antenna design was in testing for two years prior to the launch of the iPhone 4, meaning that it had been designed and subjected to significant testing even before Papermaster officially joined the company in April 2009. |
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| 1hp | Aug 9 2010, 11:46 AM Post #6 |
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Fulla-Carp
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