Katie MarsalAnother week, another top level exec departs from Apple's Macintosh division.
Word of Bucher's departure began to spread late-last week, though Apple at the time would not immediately confirm the report to AppleInsider. However, CNet News.com was able to receive confirmation from Apple earlier this morning.
"Apple has not named a successor for Bucher but said a team of workers is overseeing engineering efforts and reporting to executive vice president Tim Cook, the leader of Apple's Mac unit and also the head of the company's overall sales and operations."
The team reportedly consist of Apple's industrial design chief, Jonathan Ive, along with Bob Mansfield, Dan Riccio and "someone recently hired to lead the electrical-engineering group, whose name Apple did not release."
Bucher was in charge of Mac system development until May, when he was promoted to head all Mac hardware engineering, as former chief Jon Rubinstein shifted gears to head up the company's new iPod division.
Last week, AppleInsider reported on the departure of Mark Wilhelm, Apple's former vice president of Apple Care customer support.
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If you were thinking of leaving Apple, a 4-year high on the stock is a good time to cash out all of your options...
Good. This means that they can hire me to replace this dude.
--- Or someone miss a deadline? Like new G5 for january...
Could it be he left because Apple has, more and more over the past year, moved Mac hardware onto the back burner, spending their money and resources on iPods and less in the world of, I don't know, computers.
Then again, a company whose 'low-end' desktop is $1500 certainly needs other forms of income, because computer sales isn't going to push revenues.
"escorted out" was the phrase I heard about Tim.