Jan 272009
This link from PC Magazine is indicative of the reporting going on today. What no one seems to have picked up on is that Apple and IBM reached a compromise — he is starting two months from now, approximately 6 months after he left IBM for Apple, so it’s six months short of his 1-year non-compete clause, but still a far cry from Apple wanting him immediately.
Update: Shortly after I posted this people began to notice and several article mentioned the IBM side. IBM gets to review his contributions twice, too, before his year away from them expires. Something makes me think that IBM has some technology that would fit very nicely with Apple’s future plans.