Papermaster Fired from Apple after iPhone 4 Antenna fiasco

electronista.com — Historically reliable tech writer John Gruber has heard from Apple sources that Papermaster was fired and that, on July 23, he had been identified as "the guy responsible for the antenna." Team members handling the antennas reportedly "used to have a big chip on their shoulder," the source said. Aug 8, 2010 View in Crawl 4

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absolutelytrue Aug 8, 2010

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Definitely not a good thing to be "the guy responsible for the antenna"

jboitnott Aug 8, 2010

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I didn't think that something would eclipse Hurd's resignation this weekend... but damn here it is.

thoughtsonthis Aug 8, 2010

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FTA "Suspicions of distrust around Papermaster were evident at the emergency July 16 press conference, where Mansfield was on stage with Steve Jobs and Tim Cook despite having little direct influence over the iPhone 4."

adhdocd Aug 8, 2010

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A shame his name wasn't Antennamaster, things would have worked out better for him.

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smacksaw Aug 8, 2010

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They should have just moved him to the printer division. Oh, wait. That's gone.

yocouchdigga Aug 8, 2010

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If your name was Papermaster would you give a f**k?

I know I wouldn't.

dirtyfries Aug 8, 2010

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"Someone with your qualifications would have no trouble finding a top-flight job in either the food service or housekeeping industries."

Seriously though, I'm sure he'll move on to something else. Despite his reported responsibility for the antenna, he comes from the software side.