The Papermaster chronicles: An Apple vs. IBM timeline
apple20.blogs.fortune.cnn.com 11/10/2008 — January 2008: Robert Mansfield, Apple’s VP for computer hardware development, includes Papermaster’s name in a short list of possible hires. The two were classmates at the University of Texas at Ausin and both worked at IBM. February 2008: Papermaster ...

Faddell receives Apple stock options upon departure
arstechnica.com 11/7/2008 — We learned yesterday iPod designer Tony Faddell was reducing his time at Apple, but a filing made public today shows that he's getting a pretty good deal. Read More...

Court response defends new Apple mobile hire's jump from IBM
appleinsider.com 11/8/2008 — Apple's contentious decision to hire a former IBM executive has been explained by the iPhone and iPod maker -- and the new recruit himself -- as a carefully thought-out decision that doesn't run afoul of earlier agreements.

Apple iPod honcho Tony Fadell leaving Apple; to be replaced by former IBM’er Mark Papermaster
macdailynews.com 11/4/2008 — Tony Fadell, a senior executive who was instrumental in the development of the iPod, is leaving Apple for personal reasons...

Apple Eclectic’s Review of 2008: November
appleeclectic.com 12/30/2008 — When they come to write the definitive history of the 21st century, November 2008 will be remembered for one thing and one thing only — it was the month when Sesame Street came to iTunes. There was also some kind of election in the US, returning the country’s first black President. ...

Apple's iPod Genius Gets Fat Retirement Package (AAPL)
alleyinsider.com 11/6/2008 — Departing Apple exec Tony Fadell , who reportedly came up with the idea for the iPod, gets a nice retirement package for his new role as advisor to CEO Steve Jobs: He'll get a $300,000 annual salary and potentially millions of dollars of stock. ...

Worldwide
bloomberg.com 11/8/2008 — Apple IPod Executive Must Cease Working, Judge Rules (Update3) By Carlyn Kolker Nov. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc. 's new executive in charge of the iPod and iPhone devices must stop work immediately because he may have violated an agreement with his ...

Docs show Apple failed to find ideal successor for iPod chief
appleinsider.com 11/13/2008 — 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 ...

IBM must put up $3 million in Papermaster case
apple20.blogs.fortune.cnn.com 11/14/2008 — $3 million bond IBM only had to pay a $350 filing fee to sue Mark Papermaster, the 25-year IBM ( IBM ) veteran hired by Steve Jobs last month to run Apple’s ( AAPL ) iPod and iPhone division. It’s going to cost them a lot more to pursue the case. Last ...

IBM Seeks Information From Apple Execs In Papermaster Dispute
cultofmac.com 12/2/2008 — IBM is asking to interview several unnamed Apple executives in its court case to block former executive Mark Papermaster joining the Cupertino, Calif. based company. According to court records filed with U.S. District Court Judge Kenneth ...