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Former IBM Exec Ordered To Stop Working For Apple

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the petty-jealousy dept.

tom_guyette writes "ComputerWorld reports a federal judge has ordered former IBM executive Mark Papermaster, recently hired as Apple's vice president of hardware devices engineering, to stop working for Apple. The judge's ruling is based on a motion for preliminary injunction made by IBM, which states Papermaster's new job violates a non-compete agreement he signed in 2006. In response, Papermaster asserted to the court that 'Nothing about his new job will implicate any trade secrets from IBM.'"

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  1. Re:states rights! by spire3661 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    So what, the guy cant work in his professional field anymore? I get that you want to protect your IP, but not at the cost of a very highly qualified individual's livelyhood. If Nvidia makes an infringeing part, you sue them, but you dont stop people from taking jobs. Chilling effect indeed! I have friends that would think twice about working for Big Blue now. Makes me nervous of the thought of signing your brain over to a corporation.

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  2. Re:Lame response by ScrewMaster · · Score: 5, Interesting

    But...but... but.. What about my freedom to tell people lies and break my word?!

    You always have that freedom. You just aren't guaranteed to always get away with it.

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