Apple “has posted an opening for a senior engineer to ‘work in a technology group on next generation wireless communications products.’ The job posting – which was first reported by the Appleinsider blog – ask for applicants with knowledge in ‘Bluetooth, 3G, ultrawideband, WiMAX, GPS, Mobile TV and similar wireless technologies,'” Scott Moritz blogs for Fortune.
“Clearly, Apple has plans to create new 4G mobile devices and build 4G wireless capabilities into existing products like notebooks, tablets and phones,” Moritz writes.
“Apple’s wishlist of 4G skills for its future engineer stands out for another reason: the presence of WiMax and the absence of long term evolution, or LTE,” Moritz reports. “Is this an endorsement of the Sprint/Clearwire/Intel WiMax camp and a rejection of the fourth-generation LTE path wireless embraced by telco giants AT&T (T) and Verizon (VZ)?”
Moriz reports, “No, says Michael Cote an independent wireless consultant, don’t jump to any WiMax conclusions. The reason you don’t see LTE on the list is because it doesn’t yet exist as a standard. It might be appear a little suspicious if someone said they had LTE experience, says Cote.”
More in the full article here.
I didn’t know Motorola was still making G4’s.
this is no different then a job posting that says: “looking for someone with experience in designing new computers with power saving technology and multi threading abilities”
they have to move technology forward.
so thanks for nothing…
freescale still make g4’s. motorola sold all that. Did you know that nearly all cars have an onboard powerpc chip for engine management?
One of these days Apple is going to have to open up their roadmap a smidge.
“The reason you don’t see LTE on the list is because it doesn’t yet exist as a standard. It might be appear a little suspicious if someone said they had LTE experience, says Cote.””
ah yes, i recall back in 2002 when i saw a job description that said “5 plus year experience with windows 2000.”
must have been a great company to work for.
a Senior engineer.
The must have a job opening in Mexico.
Ci!
I was a member of a university group beta testing building design and analysis software. I saw job description that said “minimum 5 years experience with X”. Next time I ran into someone from the advertising company socially, I mentioned I had seen the ad and that they wouldn’t find anyone as the software had only been released for less than a year and had been in beta for around three years before that. They replied, quite snootily, that they had found an applicant with 5 years experience and were quite happy with him. Not possible. But as long as they are happy with each other…
Could we stop citing Scot Moritz after what he’s done stock manipulation-wise? Apple Insider ran a story on this as well.
@ Passerby
It happens all the time. For instance, I have 16 years experience with Photoshop CS4.
Why don’t one of you regular MDN posters take the job? You seem to think you know everything.
You could then design it “right” and stop bitching.
I guess that would take all the fun out of your daily routine.
@ Passerby
That kind of thinking has been around the Computer / IT field forever.
I first encountered it in the 80’s – some company wanted someone with 2 years of IBM AT experience when the machine had been on the market 6 months.
So you lie and say you have the experience. If they are dumb enough to make that a requirement, they’ll be dumb enough to hire the liar.
@ Oscar
Well then who would keep you company?
My mother worked for the Wisconsin Job Center in Grant County for a while, they decided to do a test on this and created a job listing requiring 6 years experience with a piece of equipment from a specific vender (something like “LS450 from Moltech Industries”).
They got a ton of applicants claiming at least that amount of experience, even through job interviews.
The catch is both the company and the machine were made up.
This kind of thing happens a Lot.
@ChrissyOne:
Wow. 16 years with Photoshop CS4. Then that means I have 21 years experience with Illustrator CS4, and 20 years experience with Photoshop CS4. Sorry to one up you, youngster…
:p
I betatested Photoshop v1.07. So how many years of experience does that give me?
gah! I’ve been newb’d!!!
At least I’m actually using it *now* ;P
I have 6 years experience with LiTE.
No, wait…it was Bud Light.
I have many, many years of beer experience. Some I don’t even remember. I think I might have a bit of experience right now…
Look – HI Mac Daily News
In this report you explained news of the new vacancies at Apple – for WiMax and GPS engineers – was first revealed by AppleInsider. This is absolutely not the case. They took the story from our site at 9 to 5 Mac (http://www.9to5mac.com), they didn’t link back. They’ve been doing this a lot lately – we think that’s bad,
We find it particularly unprincipled on their account, as we know they aggressively pursue anyone they feel isn’t linking to them. Which underlines the hypocrisy they are operating by right now.
Anyway, our gripes aside, we broke this story, as we do almost daily now, and as ever we send our best of wishes to yourselves.
“They’ve been doing this a lot lately – we think that’s bad”
Yes, it is. I think I’ll start heading over to 9 to 5 Mac.
hey 9to5 mac, you are bookmarked!