Jon Rubinstein takes over as Palm CEO
By Nilay Patel 
posted June 10th 2009 5:34PM
posted June 10th 2009 5:34PM
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Considering it was a soft launch and not the hard launch which is aimed at the general public, no national TV AD's, I'd say Sprint and Palm did very well. By the way, the figures are between 50,000 and 100,000, the original iphone sold upwards of 150,000 on opening day, with national TV AD's.
yeah but thats a record for sprint, silly boy. :)
swear i've never even heard of these people.
you MUST be joking
I am more annoyed that this photo is under exposed...
he looks like the samee guy in one of those photos of people on line, waiting to buy the palm pre!
"photo is under exposed..."
Maybe cause it was taken by an iPhone? (\ducks\)
Jokes aside, if Rubinstein can execute, i.e. show good marketing skillz, we maybe picturing the next 'Steve Jobs'.
Great News to hear! I'm sure he'll bring amazing stuff to Palm!! (all devices should have qwerty keyboards; it just makes sense, you know? It just feels right. Virtual keyboards are cool and all, but in all seriousness, they completely suck sometimes and it should just be in as a secondary option.)
At Palm they replace you before you get cancer.
Sad but true! and Apple wouldn't be alive without Steve
It goes to show that the Pre wouldn't exist without Apple. All the ex-Apple people are making the decisions over there.
If you think about it, Apple wouldn't exist as it is today without those people who are now ex-Apple people.
@Sy
and Apple wouldn't exist today if it wasn't for the Great Microsoft Bailout. You should be licking Bill Gates' balls everyday you powerup your overpriced laptop.
Who's exactly sure that Bill Gates has balls. Only Melinda knows for certain. Well, I hope she knows for certain.
@sweet greggo
Wow, so we are going from talking about a product(Pre) to a multi-billion dollar company? When does buying $150 million in non-voting stocks considered to be a bailout? If you want to play that game, if it weren't for Apple, Microsoft wouldn't be as big. Go back and check your history.
BTW, I writing this on a PC and don't have a Mac laptop.
Wasn't it that ex-palm guys went to Apple after the Treo's came out and Handspring folded back into Palm? Remember that PalmOS and 68000 Mac systems were very similar and had similar (really the same) development platforms? Remember the Palm V, VI, VII, Handspring Visor, Prism, etc... basically how iPhone got the consumer R&D data from looking at a company that's been in the game since 1996?
From a form factor standpoint, the Handspring Visor Platinum got it right (and thinner than a iPhone)...
Anyone else think he looks a lot like the hunter from Jurassic Park II?
http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1824889088/nm0000592
Hmmmm...
Clever girl.
@Steve
That's actually Robert Muldoon from the first one
The applicable quote from Roland (the hunter from JP2) would be:
"...That's the last time I leave you in charge."
What happens to Jon when Dell buys Palm? Hmm...
right.
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_24/b4135033926195.htm
Good move, i think.
He did an amazing job with the pre.
seems deserving....
Yall talk so much shit!
In the end, the investors at Palm will get an increase from their investment and then Palm will die a quick and painful death. There is no way for them to make it with so many damn iphone knock offs on he market and so many more to come. And with so many copy cats on the market now, everyone will have to constantly improve their swag to gain attention and the other guy will have to one up that guy. The cycle is vicious and EXPENSIVE!!!!!!
It will turn into a bells and whistles whore house while Apple sits pretty, like always.
Apparently you don't know Apple's history.
wait, this homeless guy was askin for change at the Pre launch lineup outside, and now he's CEO?
ROLMFAO~~~~~~~!!!!!!
You're an idiot. You do realize that, right?
It'll be interesting to see what happens when WebOS is on netbook type device. You didnt think the Pre was the only thing they had in mind when they developed it over 2 years ago? Come on, long live Palm! There will be a Foleo 2. -wink- wink-
I don't know why all the Apple fanboys are hating on Jon R. Apple would have a swift death without Steve J, anyone remember that they had to bring him back for Apple to succeed?
Iphone the old novelty is worn out. Lipstick on a pig... Innovate or die, up today forgotten tomorrow. All that is left is a bunch of idrone with no sense of purpose Pre-tending the end is not approaching. Idrone stuck cheering for outdated electronics. While ATT sticks it to you while you cheer. Bring cash. So Sad. Get to multitasking. Its the next wave, not the old one trick (at a time) pony. Later Idrones...
I think Mike Cane sums it up best http://prepoint.wordpress.com/2009/06/10/farewell-ed-colligan/
the take away is "What Ed Colligan has in his favor — what ultimately redeemed him — what his recognition that he didn’t know what to do next. This is a very tough thing for anyone to have to admit — and I applaud Ed Colligan for having the bravery to admit such a thing. It takes real guts to do that."
now we are talking... Rub can lead the company into greatness! with his background in Apple culture!
Am I the only one that thinks this guy looks a little bit like Peirce Brosnan?
Patrick Stewart
iphonerulz
You are one pathetic looser, Jobs is a great force in technology but you macnazi's are a joke as are most fanboi's. I think your moms calling she baked you cookies!
Rubenstein vs Jobs...FIGHT!
test
Now we know why he left Palm- He's an agent of The Jobs!
Left (apple)
Dang that comment system! No Edit system FTL!
I don't see the Stalin resemblance.
He kinda looks like the guy doing Bond these days except with different hair color.
While this may seem bad for Apple, this is good for Apple consumers. Competition will keep Apple on their toes and make for better products.