Mark Papermaster leaves Apple for reasons and destinations unknown (update)
By Sean Hollister 
posted August 7th 2010 5:16PM
posted August 7th 2010 5:16PM
We're not quite sure chip guru Mark Papermaster ever truly settled into his role as Apple's SVP of Devices Hardware Engineering in the year and four months since he finally walked through the door, but after the recent antenna troubles someone decided that he wasn't going to work there anymore. The New York Times reports that Papermaster has left and Bob Mansfeld (SVP of Mac Engineering) will assume his role. So far, there's been no official statement as to why the departure is occurring, whether he was ousted or left of his own volition (again, though he oversaw the new iPhone, his background is in processor design) but either way, the former SVP's picture and bio have already been removed from Apple's website. The man himself reportedly refused to comment when contacted by the Times, but as with all truths we're sure this one will come out eventually.Update: The ever-resourceful John Gruber says that Papermaster's departure may be more closely related to Apple's antenna troubles than we originally thought:
Inside Apple, he's "the guy responsible for the antenna" - that's a quote from a source back on July 23. (Another quote from the same source: "Apparently the antenna guys used to have a big chip on their shoulder. No more.")
I'd leave too if I were working for a company that released such god-awful technology.
@wirezd Are you mental? The iphone 4 has a mean punch in power. It's just the Castro OS is crippled.
@wirezd Maybe his dog died
hey guys, the A, N, D, R, O, I, F, T, and W keys on my computer keyboard are wearing out. what shall i do?
@wirezd
Maybe he wants to work for one of Apple's sister or sub-companies like Lala.
@HerbieDerb
eat a sack.
@wirezd and finally join the GOOGLE .
@HerbieDerb Stop telling people to "Dwarf it on"?
@MGore32
200,000/day biatch
ANDROID FTW!
@HerbieDerb Your opinion is worthless
@Brt312
you are worthless. go learn something besides iPhone
@HerbieDerb Go learn something other than how to troll on posts you didn't read.
@Brt312
go troll elsewhere yourself so you learn something besides iPhone
@anotherworld
I bet Intel will snatch him up in 3...2...1...
@Darkroom I downranked you for waisting space on my 1366x768 resolution
@HerbieDerb if you're going to steal someone else's comment.... The least you can do is remember to put the 'D' in Android... You make all us Android users look bad...
@d0mth0ma5
lmao, clever
@d0mth0ma5
I think I might love you.
@Turbogame
it WAS my comment : )
and the D is there.
@wirezd
I heard that with a surname like ‘Papermaster’, he was never really into all of this ‘technology’ stuff anyway.
Maybe he’s a spy for Dundler Miflin.
@wirezd Wait he works for HP?
@HerbieDerb yeah droid for the win fastest growing phone os and no antena peeps shit canned lol
@Darkbroccoli Droid is not a mobile OS. It is a phone.
@wirezd
So I guess the iPhone 4G is going to have a different look....
@wirezd
he will start making some advance Paper tech
@Plazmic Flame
Think it's new look will be "useable as a phone"?
@HerbieDerb Haha that's REALLY funny. Not.
@anotherworld Castro St?
@HerbieDerb
Man, he owned you with that smart reply... just deal with it...
:)
@Suspiro Castro, meaning that Apple are a bunch of commies.
@wirezd somebody had to take the blame. We found a scapegoat. Banish him to the island. NOW
@HerbieDerb Windows has a big market but it still sux. Even windows 7 security blows. Google won't even let their people run windows. Soon android will just be the bunch of shit that windows is now ... Muahahahahha... Oh, it's already shit tho... Oops.
@Turbogame
I think he was referencing which letters would be wearing out - and he mentioned "D" already - if he's listing which letters are wearing out, then you wouldn't mention "D" twice.
@CoffeeCoffee
I will confirm that at a later date......IT' S TOBY!!!
@Guimo
I don't feel owned. He made a funny comment. But iPhone users should feel owned. If this guy getting fired isn't proof that there is a real antenna problem, then iPhone is the best phone on the market.
Btw.. Where's the white iPhone??
ANDROID FTW!
@beardoc
Us Android people are smarter than that. I'm a little disappointed at Turbogame... Get wit the program
@HerbieDerb Really?.... what makes you think you are smarter? You are most likely a loser in real life who constantly needs to inflate his ego by deflating other people. Can you show me a single survey which proves that iPhone users are dumb? I really haven't seen a more disgusting bunch of people than rabid Android fanboys.
@iHaters If you feel a constant need to tell others that they are dumb to feel intelligent and smart.... maybe you need to look in the mirror.
@JojoMojo
Never said that. Read more carefully dummy. You comment doesn't help your cause... Hahaha
@HerbieDerb you forgot D, idiot
@duaneallman2
Everyone here is waaayyyyy ahead of you. Too bad you can't delete your stupid posts. Duuuuhhhhhhhhhhh... Haha
He should go design an ebook reader
@Magetf
.....????
@Relyt Because he's the MASTER of PAPER!!!!!11111one
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@Christian Martin
this...made me smile.
@jonshipman
No, WB Mason is. Who but?
@Christian Martin
+1 for really making me smile today -- thanks again! ;-)
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@Christian Martin
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