appleinsider.com - 11/13/2008
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A series of statements made in court filings by tentative iPod & iPhone chief Mark Papermaster and those who recruited him at Apple show that the company at first considered him a secondary pick. They also reveal that IBM's own management has partly contradicted its stance on whether the ...
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Court filings show Mark Papermaster not Apple’s ideal successor for iPhone and iPod chief
MacDailyNews —
... lead such a large and extensive undertaking. Moreover, in many cases we did not believe that the candidates would fit into Apple's culture,'" Malley and Jade report. "Instead, the company decided to investigate generalists who happened to be a good cultural and managerial fit, and turned to its Senior VP of Macintosh Hardware Engineering, Bob Mansfield, for recommendations; he named eight candidates," Malley and Jade report. Full article, with the actual documents - recommended - here .
Mark Papermaster Was Not the Proverbial “First Choice”: This Surprises People?
TheAppleBlog —
... made of the fact that Mark Papermaster was not initially Apple’s “first choice” when looking for Tony Fadell’s replacement. ...
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