Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Apple's hardware-boss shuffle ruffled feathers, report says



Apple's Bob Mansfield at a 2010 press conference.


(Credit: Josh Lowensohn/CNET )

Why exactly is Apple's former hardware chief Bob Mansfield sticking around, despite announcing plans to retire?


When this occurred in late August, Apple didn't provide an explanation. A new story claims some of the company's top employees did not believe Mansfield's replacement was ready for the job, something that led to infighting within the company's top ranks.


In a piece looking back at Apple's past year without former CEO Steve Jobs, who died one year ago on Friday, Bloomberg Businessweek throws in a tidbit about the situation, saying that some of Apple's senior engineers went straight to current CEO Tim Cook when they learned Dan Riccio would replace Mansfield as the ... [Read more]




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