In early November it seems one of IBM’s top chip executives will join Jobs and his team at Apple. However it seems the new recruit will have to fight off his previous employers first.
Mark Papermaster was IBM’s vice president of microprossessor technology development and he produced many papers on chip development at IBM, who used to produce the PowerPC processors for Apple before they switched to Intel in 2005. According to IBM, this is an attempt by Apple to expand its presence in the markets for servers and chips for handheld devices, as stated in IBM’s complaint filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York. They also claimes Papermaster to be “IBM’s top expert in Power architecture and technology.” Papermaster’s most recent position at IBM was the running of their Blade server division.
As of yet, Apple have declined to comment on the lawsuit or confirm whether Papermaster will join the ranks at Infinite Loop. However IBM had this to say: “Mr. Papermaster’s employment by Apple is a violation of his agreement with IBM against working for a competitor should he leave IBM. We will vigorously pursue this case in court.”
It is reported that if Papermaster does join Apple, he will work closely with well known CEO Steve Jobs. “Providing to Apple technical and strategic advice on a variety of issues,” according to IBM’s complaint. But which issues?
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