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IBM bite into Apple

Apple introduced senior vice president Mark Papermaster this week. But the former IBM executive won’t be able to start work at Apple any time soon after his former employer won an injunction from a U.S. District judge in New York (America).

Papermaster has ben told to “immediately cease his employment with Apple Inc. until further order of the court.” IBM had sought the injunction citing an agreement with Papermaster in which he would not work with any competitor for a year after leaving IBM.

IBM asserts that Papermaster is subject to a non-compete agreement and is prohibited from working at a competing company for a year. Papermaster, however, claims that Apple isn’t a competitor to IBM to the extent that IBM does not manufacture consumer electronics. Furthermore, Papermaster joined Apple as a Senior Vice President of Devices Hardware Engineering, and will oversee its iPhone and iPod development.

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