digitaldaily.allthingsd.com - 11/8/2008
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This is pretty funny.
Mark Papermaster, the 26-year IBM (IBM) veteran being sued by his employer for taking a job at Apple (AAPL) , is convinced Big Blue’s suit is entirely without merit. Why? Apple doesn’t compete with IBM and never has.
“I do not recall a single instance ...
informationweek.com - 11/7/2008
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informationweek.com —
Apple's newly appointed chief of iPod and iPhone
engineering said his move to Cupertino does not violate...
a noncompete contract he signed with former employer IBM because Apple and IBM are not competitors. "To the best of my knowledge, IBM does not ...
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Apple iPhone Chief Claims He Didn't Violate IBM Contract -
reuters.com - 11/8/2008
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reuters.com —
(Adds comment from Apple; quotes from Papermaster's court
filing) SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 5 (Reuters) - A U.S....
District Court judge in New York ordered a newly hired Apple Inc (AAPL.O: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ) executive to stop work ...
(more)
UPDATE 1-U.S. judge orders Apple executive to stop ...
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 ...
(more)
Apple files for digital theater, smart Apple Remote patents
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Judge to Apple’s Papermaster: Thou shall not work
VentureBeat —
... about that. It claims Papermaster’s contract stipulates that if he left IBM he could not work for a competitor for a year. Lawyers are now arguing over if Apple is really an IBM competitor and if it’s fair to make someone sit out of work in their industry for a year.
“We will comply with the court’s order but are confident that Mark Papermaster will be able to ultimately join Apple when the dust settles,” an Apple spokesman told Reuters.
Digital Daily has a nice rundown of the past rivalry (in the 1980s) of Apple and IBM. ...
Apple’s Papermaster was misquoted
Brainstorm Tech: Technology blogs, news and analysis from Fortune Magazine » Apple 2.0 —
... The quote echoed through the blogosphere. Grizzled tech writers, including this one, treated it with various degrees of derision and incredulity. (See here, ...
Apples Papermaster was misquoted
MacBytes.com —
... ) The quote echoed through the blogosphere. Grizzled tech writers, including this one, treated it with various degrees of derision and incredulity. (See here , ...
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Apple's move to shakeup its iPod and iPhone management team has been put on hold. A federal court judge on Friday granted a preliminary injunction requested by IBM that ordered Mark Papermaster to cease working for Apple until further notice.
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