New head of iPhone/iPod ordered to stop work
“This week, on Days-Of-Our-iPods:”
A U.S. District Court judge in New York ordered a newly hired Apple Inc. executive to stop work immediately because he might be violating an agreement with his former employer, IBM.
Federal District Judge Kenneth Karas in White Plains ordered that Mark Papermaster “immediately cease his employment with Apple Inc until further order of this court.”
Apple announced on Tuesday that Papermaster would lead the engineering teams making Apple’s highly successful iPods and iPhones and that he would report directly to Chief Executive Steve Jobs. On Friday it said he would cease work for now.
“Will Papermaster return? Will the Judge regret his decision? After all, he must listen to MP3’s too! Who doesn’t have an iPod these days? What will become of the empty seat at Apple?
Find out next week, on Days-of-our-iPods! And now, stay tuned for the Price is Right...”
(Other links:)
http://gizmodo.com/5080517/judge-orders-apples-new-ipod-and-iphone-chief-to-stop-work-immediately