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Mark Papermaster must cease his role at Apple according to judge...
9to5mac.com - 11/8/2008
Mark Papermaster must cease his role at Apple according to judge...
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The Mark Papermaster saga is getting crazier and crazier.  As of today, Papermaster "will immediately cease his employment with Apple Inc. until further order of this court," U.S. District Judge Kenneth Karas in White Plains, New York, said today in an order issued after ...
informationweek.com - 11/7/2008
Apple iPhone Chief Claims He Didn't Violate IBM Contract -
— 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 ... (more) Apple iPhone Chief Claims He Didn't Violate IBM Contract -

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reuters.com - 11/8/2008
UPDATE 1-U.S. judge orders Apple executive to stop work | Markets | Markets News
— 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 ...

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The Papermaster chronicles: An Apple vs. IBM timeline
apple20.blogs.fortune.cnn.com - 11/10/2008
The Papermaster chronicles: An Apple vs. IBM timeline
— apple20.blogs.fortune.cnn.com — Steve Jobs’ high-profile raid on IBM’s managerial ranks hit a snag on Friday. A judge in White... Plains, N.Y., ordered Mark Papermaster — IBM’s ( IBM ) former top microprocessor executive and Apple’s ( AAPL ) newest ... (more) The Papermaster chronicles: An Apple vs. IBM timeline

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Gizmodo:  Judge Orders Apple's New iPod and iPhone Chief to Stop Work Immediately [Apple]

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Judge Orders Apple's New iPod and iPhone Chief to Stop Work Immediately [Apple]
Gizmodo — Mark Papermaster, a former IBM executive who's replacing retiring iPod chief Tony Fadell, came to Apple with some heavy baggage—namely a one-year no-compete clause that IBM said he was violating by working at Apple. U.S. District Judge Kenneth Karashas sided with IBM for the time being in their lawsuit, ordering Papermaster to "immediately cease his employment with Apple Inc. until further order of this court." Papermaster's argument is that Apple actually doesn't compete with IBM, since "IBM focuses on high-performance business systems such as information technology infrastructure, ...

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