techflash.com - 11/5/2008
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Employment at Apple has risen nearly 50 percent during the past year, according the company's annual 10-K report , filed this morning with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The numbers amount to a boom in employment at the company, although they could raise questions about whether the ...
apple.com - 11/4/2008
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apple.com —
CUPERTINO, California November 4, 2008 Apple today announced
that Mark Papermaster is joining the Company as senior...
vice president of Devices Hardware Engineering, reporting to Apple CEO Steve Jobs. Papermaster, who comes to Apple from IBM, will lead ...
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Mark Papermaster Joins Apple as Senior Vice President of ...
appleinsider.com - 11/5/2008
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appleinsider.com —
Apple appears to be taking its policing of
the rumor mill to the phones, in one case...
dialing a customer who expressed concern over Internet reports on the Mac mini's fate to assure him the situation would be addressed in due time.
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Apple tells Mac mini fan to hang in there
appleinsider.com - 11/6/2008
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appleinsider.com —
Two new patent filings published this week reveal
Apple to be working on digital theater software for...
handheld devices that would give users the impression that they are attending a sporting or entertainment event, and a new version of the Apple ...
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Apple files for digital theater, smart Apple Remote patents
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Who’s working at Apple?
The Apple Core —
... The number of employees at Apple rose about 50 percent during the past year, according to the company’s 10K report. And a look at Cupertino’s job postings boards showed slim pickings. Todd Bishop at TechFlash pointed to the employment figures in a blog post . Employment at Apple has risen nearly 50 percent during the past year, according the company’s annual 10-K report, filed this morning with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The numbers amount to a boom in employment at the company, although they could raise questions about whether the company might need to cut back ...
iWork ‘08 indeed: Apple bucks the layoff trend
VentureBeat —
... . By the end of September, the company had 32,000 full-time employees, compared to last year when it had just 26,100 (plus addition temporary workers). Its employment numbers are nearly double what they were just two years ago, as TechFlash notes. ...
10-K roundup: Employees and Mac sales get a boost and guess the executive's age!
MacUser —
... First up, Apple has apparently staffed up considerably in the last year, going from 21,600 full time employees to 32,000, an increase of 48%. Most of Apple’s employees work in retail and the company opened 50 new stores in 2008—between that and adding employees to existing store, it accounts for about 8,000 of those 10,800 new employees. ...
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