He might not be a household name, but
Tony Fadell is the chief of Apple's iPod division (and credited with bringing the iPod idea to Apple) and part of the executive team responsible for the iPhone's development. At least he was. The Wall Street Journal, citing sources "familiar with the matter," reports that Fadell is jumping off the Infinite Loop for personal reasons but will remain at Apple's disposal in a consulting role. Here's the kicker:
Mark Papermaster appears to be the named successor assuming IBM's lawyers don't put a stop to Apple's plans. None of this matters of course since it's common knowledge amongst investors that Steve Jobs does everything from
inventing the iPhone to replacing printer cartridges around the Apple campus -- his staff is just there for tax purposes.
Update: It's
official. Papermaster is in as senior VP of Devices Hardware Engineering reporting to Jobs -- Fadell is out. That means he'll lead the iPod and iPhone hardware engineering teams. IBM be damned.
Read -- WSJ rumor
Read -- Tony Fadell Bio
posted November 4th 2008 8:34AM
I would mind working to be somebody's tax purpose.
ibm inspired creativity!!! oh boy...
avatar = win
nevermind. not anymore
why? which one? physical graffiti? lol idk why but it keeps changing
Papermaster?
Then who's the printkeeper?
I wonder if he keeps any LaserWriter Pros hidden somewhere for nostalgia.
Zool?
SHUT UP
...has nothing to do with this....you, sir, iFail
why is the Apple store down right now?, anything new supposed to come out?
New Macbook pros.
Oh, and they're free now.
"his staff is just there for tax purposes." LOL. I love engadget.
Steve Jobs invented the word invention, and also the letter "i".
I'm seeing a nearly direct correlation between Chuck Norris and Steve Jobs. More power to him.
Don't you know? It's Chuck Norris making the unibody laptops.. the video with all the machines was made just for show!
Yea, that's how Apple make their new products slimmer - they get Chuck Norris to squeeze them.
The process also removes arsenic and BFRs. Because the atmosphere can't handle those AND CN.
So thats the Big Brother team?
"executive team responsible for the iPhone's"
IPHONE
Haha Engadget.. that last sentence is purely awesome!
HAHA agreeeed.
I bet some people really do believe that.
"SHUT UP"
SHUT UP
hahah good article, stupid investors....if they knew what they were doing the stocks should fall because of this....
Interesting.
I don't see how a chip guy is going to do this job though.
Hmm... that looks like a promo shot of a pilot for a new TV series.
The IT Crowd U.S.?
Dude, dont give Apple any ideas. Apple err Steve Jobs would probably want to dominate tv media too and control what we watch.
The Office: We'll Make More In A Month Than You Make In A Lifetime
I am the Papermaster. Are you the Gatekeeper?
Who brought the dog??
I love that patent just as much as engadget I think.
lol
Awesome.
oohhh...Awesome out of no where low blow from Engadget! Their like the Fox News of Gadgets. I really hate random zingers sites throw in.
rumour has it his internal lithium ion battery has reached its useful life of 300-500 charge cycles and he must go in for an operation to get a new one. He'll be back as soon as the operation is complete. A 3-day stay at the hospital is expected.
http://www.apple.com/batteries/replacements.html
http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/service/battery/
http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/service/prices/
This could be the reason "Apple May Cut IPhone 3G Production by 40 Percent" http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/153246/apple_may_cut_iphone_3g_production_by_40_percent.html
There is nothing wrong with the iPhone, the problem is with the carriers and overpriced plans...
If Apple was to sell the iPhone unlocked stand-alone the demand would sky-rocket.
Don't blame the fruit, blame the fruit store!
iEye, I'll have to disagree with you a little bit.
In Australia there's one carrier that practically begged and grovelled publicly before Apple to let them sell the iPhone but to no avail. And this carrier has some of the most competitive plans. So Apple is quite choosy in who they allow to sell iPhones despite the competitive plans.
And unlocked iPhones are available for sale on the internet. But the prices are very exorbitant and I'm sure Apple plays a part in this.
http://store.apple.com/hk/browse/home/shop_iphone/family/iphone?mco=MTE2NTQ
Read the fine print under the price :)
really they should get cracking on some improovements to the rest of the product lineup.
suppose they put cable card, HD tuner and other inputs into the Apple TV - they'd really have a winner on their hands.
it'd make TV life really great for me.
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Just look at these dudes. None of them using their high tech "productivity" tools LOL
Only plain. old fashioned, cold war era pen, paper, and 4 ! rulers LOL
"his staff is just there for tax purposes"
his staff are just there for tax purposes
(or his staff .. is used to beat the taxman)
now, i'm not a grammer monster, but wouldnt "is" still work there because "the staff" is referring to the entire staff as a whole, and therefore just one thing? correct me if i am wrong.
@sjdurfey
That's always been my thinking as well, but it's apparently not grammatically correct. I guess it's the same as saying "are" when referring to a single company (e.g. Apple are...). IMO, the grammar rules in these cases are stupid. People are made up of billions of cells, but we don't go around referring to individuals in the the plural. I don't see how organizations are different, but whatever. Some panel somewhere decided the rules for us.
Nope, it's a collective noun (look it up if you aren't familiar with them) and thus is considered singular. Would you say, "The group are just there for tax purposes"? No, and the same applies here. If you're referring to the staff members more individually, you could consider it plural, but here it's referring to them as a whole and is therefore collective.
/trivial argument
>>> ...Tony Fadell is the chief of Apple's iPod division (and credited with bringing the iPod idea to Apple...
I though Jon Rubenstein (sp?) was touted as the guy who had the iPod idea?
Amazingly, Steve Jobs doesn't look like the biggest douche in that picture.
Gosh, you're right.
Ive has his arms crossed, Rubenstein has his hands in his pockets and Fadell has an arm over the back of a chair and all three with "don't waste my time" facial expressions.
Actually he'd save tax payments if Steve did it all himself.
The nice thing about the assumption that SJ does everything is when SJ gets buried Apple will be going in the coffin with him Egyptian Stylee !
Egyptian Stylee coffins. mmhmm
This is the annual staff photo. Apple only employs five people. Thats why one had to go to make way for the new guy.