iPod Buffet

Mark Papermaster, the ex-IBM executive recruited by Apple to succeed iPod creator Tony Fadell and lead the company’s devices engineering unit, has filed a countersuit against his former employer yesterday. Court documents reveal that Papermaster is challenging his non-compete agreement as being unjust since it blocks him from working for any tech company in the world for one year. The surprising …

When IBM first filed a lawsuit against Mark Papermaster, attempting to prevent him from joining Apple, they only had to pay a $350 filing fee to pursue the case. Now, a judge is ordering IBM to put up a $3 Million bond to cover any wrongful damages or costs Papermaster may encounter. In an attempt to assess the amount of damages that Papermaster may ensue should the injunction be seen as a mistake, U.S. District Judge, Kenneth Karas, has ordered IBM to put up an appropriate bond on Tuesday. Se

Is ‘racetrack memory’ at heart of IBM-Apple-Papermaster dispute? Could IBM’s objections to Mark Papermaster’s plans to join Apple be linked to so-called racetrack memory, a technology that would store a lot more content on an iPod? That leap was touted by Electronista, which makes its case based on an April story in the Times Online. And the Times Online article is based on an […] Author

Robert X. Cringely’s latest column is on Apple’s replacement of Tony Fadell with Mark Papermaster as head of iPod and iPhone engineering: So here’s what’s going on with Tony Fadell. First, he was vulnerable as a charismatic leader in his own right who has been talked about in the press as a possible heir to Jobs. That alone meant he had to die, but it wasn’t enough to mean that he had to die just now. That decision required an external variable in the form of former IBM executive Mark Paperma

Robert X. Cringely’s latest column is on Apple’s replacement of Tony Fadell with Mark Papermaster as head of iPod and iPhone engineering: So here’s what’s going on with Tony Fadell. First, he was vulnerable as a charismatic leader in his own right who has been talked about in the press as a possible heir to Jobs. That alone meant he had to die, but it wasn’t enough to mean that he had to die just now. That decision required an external variable in the form of former IBM executive Mark Paperma

Apple’s iPod plans took a hit last night when a New York judge banned newly-recruited team leader, Mark Papermaster, from taking employment with the Cupertino company. Apple this week announced it had hired Papermaster away from IBM, where he led that company’s server operations. Papermaster is to replace Tony Fadell (who resigned Apple this week) as [...]

A District Court judge in New York has ordered former IBM executive Mark Papermaster to cease his current employment with computer giant Apple Inc. Papermaster has been told e may be in violation of an agreement with his previous employer IBM. Mark Papermaster’s new position with Apple Inc was announced on Tuesday where his position is to head up the engineering group working on the Apple iPhone and iPod. However, when Papermaster left IBM he made an agreement not to gain employment with a

Chip design wizard Mark Papermaster is taking control of Apple’s iPod and iPhone hardware engineering as the portable music player of the last decade becomes a computer.

Apple has named a former IBM executive, Mark Papermaster,to head its iPod and iPhone development team, a hire that IBM has vowed to fight in court. IBM’s Papermaster is getting sued by his former employer for violation a noncompete agreement that would prevent him from accepting a job

He might not be a household name, but Tony Fadell is the chief of Apple’s iPod division (and credited with bringing the iPod idea to Apple) and part of the executive team responsible for the iPhone’s development. At least he was. The Wall Street Journal, citing sources “familiar with the matter,” reports that Fadell is jumping off the Infinite Loop for personal reasons but will remain at Apple’s disposal in a consulting role. Here’s the kicker: Mark Papermaster appears to be the named success