Apple Senior Vice President Tony Fadell, the father of the iPod and one of the driving forces behind the iPhone, is stepping aside from his full-time post at the consumer electronics superpower to accept an advisory role position to Apple CEO Steve Jobs.
Apple is attempting to bring on board IBM PowerPC technical whiz Mark Papermaster as Fadell's replacement. IBM, however, has filed a lawsuit against Papermaster to prevent him from defecting to Apple.
The sudden departure of Fadell, a seven-year Apple veteran, comes at the same time his wife, Apple's senior vice president for human resources, Danielle Lambert, is leaving the company. Apple says Fadell and Lambert are leaving to spend more time with their children.
There's a lot on the line with Fadell's stepping aside from his full-time position at the same time Papermaster's appointment could be hung up in a court battle. Here's five reasons Fadell's decision to step aside will hit Apple hard.
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