According to those from New York Times, the head of Apple's iPhone hardware division, Mark Papermaster, resigned yesterday as Senior VP of Device Hardware Engineering. Mark Papermaster was the one who made the decisions related to the hardware of the new iPhone 4, implicitly also those related to the new design, so it was normal that everyone in Apple's management asked for explanations from him when the "antennagate" scandal beginning. Although officially an Apple spokesperson stated that the VP left of his own free will, nevertheless John Gruber quotes a source close to Apple and claims that Marl Papermaster was fired because of the whole antenna scandal.
Mark Papermaster, the Apple executive in charge of hardware for the company's flagship iPhone, has left the company in the wake of widely reported problems with the antenna of the recently introduced iPhone 4.
In a statement, an Apple spokesman, Steve Dowling, confirmed Mr. Papermaster's departure. Mr. Dowling said Mr. Papermaster "is leaving the company and Bob Mansfield, senior vice president of Macintosh hardware engineering, is assuming his responsibilities."
It seems that this is the first head to fall after the scandal related to the problems with the antenna, but I don't think that Apple will fire other people who contributed to the development of the iPhone 4 terminal.
