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Palm hopes high with Rubinstein at the helm

Palm's move to name Jon Rubinstein CEO may solidify the company's prospects and may foreshadow a series of design hits, according to analysts. On Wednesday, Palm named Rubinstein CEO as Ed Colligan stepped down. The leadership handoff is expected to be seamless. Colligan will join Elevation Partners,...

Tags: Palm Inc., Analyst, Jon Rubinstein, Leadership Handoff, Smart Phones, Leadership, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Management, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-06-11

Palm injects Apple DNA: Colligan out as CEO; Rubinstein in

Palm on Wednesday named Jon Rubinstein as chairman and CEO. Ed Colligan, Palm's chief for 16 years, is stepping down. With the move, Palm gets some Apple DNA in its executive suite. Rubinstein takes over June 12 and Colligan will join Elevation Partners, which has bankrolled Palm's...

Tags: DNA, Palm Inc., Apple Inc., Jon Rubinstein, Biotechnology, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-06-10

Palm sells stake; hopes to capture some iPod magic

Palm said Monday it will sell at 25 percent stake to private equity firm Elevation partners. As part of the transaction former Apple executives Jon Rubinstein and Fred Anderson will join Palm's board.The transaction Techmeme discussion recapitalizes Palm in a way that would have occurred if it had gone private....

Tags: Wired & Wireless, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Palm, Mobile, Innovation, Hardware Infrastructure, General, Apple

Blog posts 2007-06-04

Tevanian, Rubinstein leave Apple

March 31, 2006 was the last official day of employment for two key Apple executives: Avadis "Avie" Tevanian, Jr. and Jon Rubinstein. Think Secret reported last Monday that San Francisco Chronicle reporter Alan T. Saracevic confirmed that Tevanian was leaving to "pursue other interests." Katie Cotton, Apple's Vice President of...

Tags: Apple Computer Inc., Rubenstein

Blog posts 2006-04-03

Additional Resources

Palm drops Windows Mobile from future plans, WebOS only focus

I was wondering what Palm's plans were with Windows Mobile now that they have the Palm WebOS Pre out with other WebOS devices coming soon, but have to admit I was a bit caught off guard by the statement that PreCentral picked up during the Palm earnings call. As you...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Palm Inc., Mobile Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Advertising & Promotion, Operating Systems, Mobile Applications, Handhelds, Wireless And Mobility, Software, Marketing, Hardware, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-09-17

Apple, Palm rivalry redux: Poaching examined

Former Palm CEO Ed Colligan reportedly rebuffed Apple CEO Steve Jobs, who wanted to prevent Palm from hiring his employees. According to a Bloomberg report , Colligan rejected a proposal from Jobs to refrain from poaching each other's employees. The August 2007 missive between Jobs and Colligan...

Tags: Steve Jobs, Palm Inc., Apple Inc., Palm Pre, Recruitment & Selection, Smart Phones, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-08-20

Analysts: Sales of Palm Pre have slowed, could drag down company

Ah, nothing like leveraging one monopoly to destroy the competition!!!Ah, good old Apple! By leveraging its PMP / downloadable media monopoly to destroy the competition in the cell phone market, they are able to increase their profits at the expense of consumers. This is highly abusive, highly illegal, and I'm...

Tags: Operating systems, sales, Palm Inc., Pre, Apple Inc., less-restrictive, Microsoft Corp., Linux, Palm Pre

Discussion threads 2009-08-13

Apple thumbs nose at Palm, reports 1 million iPhone 3G S units sold in 3 days

Did you think Apple didn't care that its former hardware guru Jon Rubinstein and a bunch of former Apple employees left the company to help Palm create an iPhone-competitor in the Palm Pre? Think again. On Monday morning Apple fired off a press release that was clearly aimed at Palm,...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Palm Inc., Apple Inc., Apple iPhone 3G, Jason Hiner

Blog posts 2009-06-22

Palm inventory watch: If you want a Pre go to Radio Shack

Palm is replenishing its Pre inventory in drips and has shipped roughly 100,000 units thus far, according to J.P. Morgan analyst Paul Coster. Guessing Pre units has become a parlor game of sorts in the tech industry since Palm and Sprint aren't talking. Meanwhile, there are questions...

Tags: Palm Inc., Sprint Communications, Radio Shack, Pre, Sales Strategy, Games, Sales Force Management, Strategy, Sales, Personal Technology, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-06-12

Sprint: Customer defections continue; Can Palm

Sprint: Customer defections continue; Can PalmService Rules, Not PhonesAs much as I like the new Pre, won't be switching anytime soon. Other providers may have better phones or cheaper plans, but Verizon has always had the best coverage in the areas I travel, and lets face it, without service,...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Palm Inc., Sprint Communications, defection, phone

Discussion threads 2009-02-19

Cook issues veiled threat to iPhone competitors (Updated 2x)

One thing that stuck out to me in Apple's Q1 2009 earnings conference call was Apple COO and acting CEO Tim Cook's multiple mentions of competitors who might "rip off our IP" Intellectual Property relative to the iPhone. Well that and his raspy voice â€" get that man a lozenge!...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Palm Inc., Apple Inc., Pre, Intellectual Property, Network Technology, Smart Phones, Networking, Research & Development, Business Operations, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-01-23

Palm gets in game but doesn't change it; Reality lurks

Palm unveiled its long-awaited operating system and Pre device and has generated a lot of love among the tech set. The OS -- webOS -- appears elegant, and the Pre looks like it could be a winning device. Sprint is also betting on Palm and is showing...

Tags: Game, Palm Inc., Om, Palm OS, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-01-09

CES 2009: Liveblogging Palm's press conference [day 3]

Scroll down for newest info -- wireless is spotty! PALM IS ALIVE AND WELL Here's the whole press conference, from start to finish: 1:36PM EST: I'm sitting in the second row of Palm's very crowded press conference in a large ballroom...

Tags: Card, Facebook, Phone, Palm Inc., Ed Colligan, Sheryl Sandberg, Keyboards, Telecom & Utilities, Hardware, Peripherals, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-01-08

Steve Jobs death has been greatly exaggerated

News outlet Bloomberg gave Apple fans and investors a huge scare late yesterday when it accidentally published an incomplete version of Steve Jobs obituary over its wire service. Although the service quickly retracted the release, it's an eerily-fascinating read complete with XXXX marks for the cause and...

Tags: Steve Jobs, Apple Inc., Corporate Governance, Venture Capital, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Finance, Financing Startups, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2008-08-28