Jon Rubinstein takes over as Palm CEO

You sort of knew this was coming after he shepherded the Pre to launch, but Palm just announced that Jon Rubinstein is taking over as CEO, replacing Ed Colligan after sixteen years in the top spot. After a short break, Colligan will join the very vocal Roger McNamee at major Palm investor Elevation Partners, so he won't be totally out of the loop, but the shuffle is still somewhat unexpected -- and the Palm / Apple bloodlines just got even deeper with the Rubinstein, the ex-head of the iPod and Mac divisions, now totally in charge.

[Via Brighthand]

[SoCoolCurt Posted Jun 10th 2009 8:19PM]

cool. i love what he's done with Palm so far in a lesser role. let's see if he can guide this storied company back to prosperity.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 10th 2009 8:38PM]

I got my Palm Pre for $.99 cent and my Sprint rep is offering the same deal to my family and friends for the next 15 days. Email me for contact info (tcams76atyahoo). - Any phone for $0.99 (including Blackberry's, Treo's, Instinct, all Top Tiered handsets) - 25% off monthly service..does not the $99 unlimited plan. - Credit card only charged $3.00 - Only catch Palm Pre require $99 plan and two contract...still the best plan for a smartphone.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 10th 2009 11:19PM]

Look at his left ear lob, he is doing an impression of "Something about Mary"!!!