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iPhone 4 developer leaves Apple
Topic Started: Aug 8 2010, 04:34 AM (179 Views)
George K
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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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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.
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Aug 9 2010, 07:53 AM
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.
Almost.
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Aug 9 2010, 07:58 AM
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Aug 9 2010, 07:53 AM
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.
Almost.
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.
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xactly how much the problems with the iPhone 4 played in Mr. Papermaster's exit is unclear. The iPhone 4, a key device for Apple, has been beset by issues such as antenna reception and delayed production of a white version of the gadget. Several people familiar with Mr. Papermaster's situation said his departure was driven by a broader cultural incompatibility.

Mr. Papermaster had lost the confidence of Mr. Jobs months ago and hasn't been part of the decision-making process for some time, these people said. They added that Mr. Papermaster didn't appear to have the type of creative thinking expected at Apple and wasn't used to Apple's corporate culture, where even senior executives are expected to keep on top of the smallest details of their areas of responsibility and often have to handle many tasks directly, as opposed to delegating them.

One of these people also said Mr. Papermaster had difficulty maneuvering Apple's internal politics.

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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..........In addition, Apple has claimed that the antenna design was in testing for two years prior to the launch of the iPhone 4,.............


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