Comments on: Apple's head lawyer steps down

The Mac maker confirms that Nancy Heinen, its general counsel and highest-ranking female executive, has left the company.

[BentonBear]

CFO substitutes legal department?

Why would Apple task a CFO to head a legal department? Is
Apple legal so shallow it has no Deputy Counsel to serve
interim?

[technewsjunkie]

Leaving on a high note;-)

Good time to leave, after a major victory.

[dotmike]

Conveniently delayed

The story that is. I saw this reported last week elsewhere.

Cnet wouldn't have held it back to coincide with a possible Apple
defeat now would they...?! The headlines would have looked
great together:

Beatles defeat Apple
and,
Apple's head lawyer steps down

[Below Meigh]

Doubtful

Since the judge said Apple Computer was not in violation, and Apple (Beatles) is going back for an appeal, I doubt she left for that.
More than likey, its related to "time to move on to better things" aka stress is not worth it aka let some other little fish swim with the sharks.
You have to understand that with over $5Bil in cash, everyone and their sister is suing Apple Comp from poor iPods, damaging audio, to Apple Comp defending its icons and software.

Good luck Apple! both of you (Jobs & co). Meanwhile, I'll still use your products, but not with the rabid-blind loyalty I used to have.

[lawrencewinkler]

Cause for concern

Apple has seen too many chiefs depart in the last several
months. Causes me considerable concern.

And, given Jobs high-profile antics regarding a book critical of
him, antics at Pixar (not giving credit to those who helped make
him) , his refusal to write a forward for Wozniak, and an overly
expensive new campus for Apple tells me Jobs' ego is out of
control and Apple execs are bailing out. Jobs' behavior leading
to his dismissal from Apple years ago is likely reappearing.

There will soon be another book: The Rise and Final Fall of Apple
and Jobs.

I certainly hope I'm reading the tea leaves wrong.

[Thomas, David]

Doubtful

I can't speak about the others, but when it comes to a lawyer, they
have nothing to do with designing software, or hardware from an
engineering standpoint.