Microsoft hires former Apple exec to work on HoloLens, special projects

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in General Discussion edited April 2020
Former Apple executive Ruben Caballero, who previously led the iPhone maker's 5G modem initiative, was picked up by Microsoft in March to work on emerging products like its HoloLens mixed reality headset.

Caballero
Caballero in 2010.


According to a recently updated LinkedIn profile, Caballero now serves as a Microsoft corporate vice president in charge of hardware design and technology. More specifically, the wireless technology specialist is assigned to Microsoft's Mixed Reality & AI Division, which is responsible for the development of HoloLens and other "Special Projects."

A 14-year Apple veteran, Caballero left the Cupertino tech giant in April 2019 after the company reached a resolution to a drawn out legal battle with Qualcomm. At the time, the executive was thought to be heading a team tasked with the development of an in-house 5G modem.

Six months after departing Apple, Caballero was named chief wireless strategist at Keyssa, a startup focused on integrated wireless solutions. Detailed in a press release last October, Keyssa is currently developing technology that seeks to replace internal wired connections, like those between camera modules and logic board chips, with wireless alternatives.

Caballero is also working with a handful of fellow Apple alums at Humane, a shadowy startup founded by former Apple designer Imran Chaudhri and director of software engineering Bethany Bongiorno. The company has yet to announce its first product.

The engineer will retain advisory roles at Keyssa and Humane while working at Microsoft, according to his LinkedIn profile.

Bloomberg reported on Caballero's hire earlier today.

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 8
    BeatsBeats Posts: 3,073member
    Don't worry they'll find a way to f*** it up.
    watto_cobra
  • Reply 2 of 8
    revenantrevenant Posts: 621member
    notice what apple is not doing, suing microsoft for being anti-competitive for also having a AR project and perhaps poaching an employee.
    Beatswatto_cobra
  • Reply 3 of 8
    CloudTalkinCloudTalkin Posts: 916member
    revenant said:
    notice what apple is not doing, suing microsoft for being anti-competitive for also having a AR project and perhaps poaching an employee.
    Not to spoil the narrative you're pushing, but it would be literally impossible for Apple to sue MS for anything implied in your comment.  I mean, Caballero heads to MS from Keyssa and Humane, not from Apple.  Hololens' genesis lies in the XBox Kinect's lineage.  Your comment makes no sense at all.  
    gatorguybeowulfschmidt
  • Reply 4 of 8
    revenantrevenant Posts: 621member
    CloudTalkin said:
    Not to spoil the narrative you're pushing, but it would be literally impossible for Apple to sue MS for anything implied in your comment.  I mean, Caballero heads to MS from Keyssa and Humane, not from Apple.  Hololens' genesis lies in the XBox Kinect's lineage.  Your comment makes no sense at all.  

    still the expertise they are looking for. not apples to apples with the tile thing but not so far off.
    Beatswatto_cobra
  • Reply 5 of 8
    crowleycrowley Posts: 10,453member
    revenant said:
    notice what apple is not doing, suing microsoft for being anti-competitive for also having a AR project and perhaps poaching an employee.
    How are Microsoft being anti-competitive by hiring an ex-Apple employee to work on a product that has no competitor manufactured by Apple?  If you're going to be petty at least try and make sense.
    beowulfschmidt
  • Reply 6 of 8
    Rayz2016Rayz2016 Posts: 6,957member
    revenant said:
    notice what apple is not doing, suing microsoft for being anti-competitive for also having a AR project and perhaps poaching an employee.
    Just as well. They wouldn’t have a leg to stand on. 
    beowulfschmidtwatto_cobra
  • Reply 7 of 8
    BeatsBeats Posts: 3,073member
    CloudTalkin said:
    revenant said:
    notice what apple is not doing, suing microsoft for being anti-competitive for also having a AR project and perhaps poaching an employee.
    Not to spoil the narrative you're pushing, but it would be literally impossible for Apple to sue MS for anything implied in your comment.  I mean, Caballero heads to MS from Keyssa and Humane, not from Apple.  Hololens' genesis lies in the XBox Kinect's lineage.  Your comment makes no sense at all.  

    You can sue anyone for anything, especially Apple. I've seen worse.
    watto_cobra
  • Reply 8 of 8
    beowulfschmidtbeowulfschmidt Posts: 2,132member
    Beats said:
    CloudTalkin said:
    revenant said:
    notice what apple is not doing, suing microsoft for being anti-competitive for also having a AR project and perhaps poaching an employee.
    Not to spoil the narrative you're pushing, but it would be literally impossible for Apple to sue MS for anything implied in your comment.  I mean, Caballero heads to MS from Keyssa and Humane, not from Apple.  Hololens' genesis lies in the XBox Kinect's lineage.  Your comment makes no sense at all.  

    You can sue anyone for anything, especially Apple. I've seen worse.
    While your statement is true in the legal sense, if any of Apple's lawyers suggested doing what the OP implied, they'd warrant being fired for incompetence.
    CloudTalkin
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