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From: John Navas on 8 Aug 2010 11:36 Mark Papermaster, Apple Inc.'s senior vice president for iPhone engineering, is leaving the company, signaling a change in leadership after criticism erupted over the iPhone 4's unique antenna. MORE: <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704182304575415913636044320.html> MY COMMENT: The Six Phases of Any Project: 1. Optimism and enthusiasm. 2. Disillusionment. 3. Panic. 4. Search for the guilty. 5. Punishment of the innocent. 6. Reward and honor for the undeserving.
From: John Navas on 9 Aug 2010 11:27
On Sun, 08 Aug 2010 08:36:54 -0700, in <2fjt56dm0ttpb1cor09c4g52mnki85h1s2(a)4ax.com>, John Navas <spamfilter1(a)navasgroup.com> wrote: >Mark Papermaster, Apple Inc.'s senior vice president for iPhone >engineering, is leaving the company, signaling a change in leadership >after criticism erupted over the iPhone 4's unique antenna. > >MORE: ><http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704182304575415913636044320.html> > >MY COMMENT: >The Six Phases of Any Project: >1. Optimism and enthusiasm. >2. Disillusionment. >3. Panic. >4. Search for the guilty. >5. Punishment of the innocent. >6. Reward and honor for the undeserving. PAPERMASTER'S APPLE EXIT A RESULT OF FALLING OUT WITH STEVE JOBS Mark Papermaster's departure from Apple is said to be a result of "cultural incompatibility" and losing the trust of Chief Executive Steve Jobs, and not solely a result of the iPhone 4 "antennagate." According to sources who spoke with The Wall Street Journal, Papermaster's departure came as a result of a "falling out" with Jobs. How much the iPhone 4 antenna controversy played a part in his exit was said to be "unclear," as those anonymous sources said the departure was chiefly a result of "cultural incompatibility." "Mr. Papermaster had lost the confidence of Mr. Jobs months ago and hasn't been part of the decision-making process for some time, these people said," authors Yukari Iwatani Kane and Ian Sherr wrote. "They added that Mr. Papermaster didn't appear to have the type of creative thinking expected at Apple and wasn't used to Apple's corporate culture, where even senior executives are expected to keep on top of the smallest details of their areas of responsibility and often have to handle many tasks directly, as opposed to delegating them." MORE: <http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/08/09/papermasters_apple_exit_a_result_of_falling_out_with_steve_jobs.html> |