The guy behind the iPod and Pre is now Palm’s CEO

Jon Rubinstein has a pretty golden touch. Hired at Apple during the company’s dark ages, he devised some of their best products as their hardware chief, including masterminding the iPod, which was a massive success. He retired in 2005 only to get courted by Palm two years later. The fruit of his labor? The Pre, which is off to a decent start. Now he’s the CEO. Go figure. source

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It’s coming. June 6. $300 (plus $100 mail-in rebate). To everyone who thought the Palm Pre would never see the light of day in the overtly public way which it deserves, next month proves to be Pre judgment day. Getting a release just a couple of days before the third-generation iPhone announcement, they can either steal Apple’s thunder entirely or look like an also-ran in the market. Either way, Bono wins. source

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$98 million Palm’s losses last quarter, driven down by people waiting for the Pre, a worthy could-be iPhone-killer source

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Tie to Apple U2 famously was featured in a series of iPod ads a few years back, to the point that many fans tie them to the iPhone-maker. We think Bono should always wear white earbuds. source

Tie to Apple U2 famously was featured in a series of iPod ads a few years back, to the point that many fans tie them to the iPhone-maker. We think Bono should always wear white earbuds.
Tie to Palm Bono has a state in a company, Elevation Partners, which owns a huge chunk of Palm, which has an awesome phone, the Pre, coming out soon. source

Tie to Apple U2 famously was featured in a series of iPod ads a few years back, to the point that many fans tie them to the iPhone-maker. We think Bono should always wear white earbuds.
Tie to Palm Bono has a state in a company, Elevation Partners, which owns a huge chunk of Palm, which has an awesome phone, the Pre, coming out soon.
Tie to RIM On top of that, the band has Blackberry makers Research in Motion sponsoring their next tour! You guys wrote “One,” not “Three.” What the heck?! source

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10 Jun 2009 20:42