Apple's iPod maestro stepping down

Thrax

A Tuesday report by Apple confirmed that Tony Fadell, lead exec of Apple's iPod division, has decided to step down.

Fadell is set to be replaced by IBM executive Mark Papermaster. Apple reports that Papermaster will join the team as the Senior VP of Devices, a role responsible for both the iPod and iPhone divisions.

In spite of stepping down, ... Continue reading

Linc

I've been reading the opposite - that Fadell is serving as "advisor" for a year as part of a settlement to keep him from competing with Apple for a full year after stepping down.

http://apple20.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/11/04/losing-tony-fadell-the-man-who-made-the-ipod/ (that's only part of the explanation; having trouble remembering where I read the rest)