Tag Archive | "Jon Rubenstein"
Palm Pre still syncs with iTunes 8.2
Last week we reported that the upcoming Palm Pre can sync with iTunes, a move which we labled as “terribly shortsighted” on the part of Palm. After all, Apple can presumably issue an iTunes software update which would effectively prevent iTunes from recognizing the Pre, leaving Palm customers confused and annoyed in the process. But […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs unfiltered via his 2008 deposition
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
TechCrunch has an interesting look at Steve Jobs’ deposition testimony which was taken during the SEC’s 2008 investigation into alleged options backdating. It’s well worth a read, and provides some interesting insight into Jobs’ thoughts on a variety of matters, from his failure to find an adequate CEO for Apple in 1997 to his thoughts […]
Continue reading...Does Forbes have an anti-Apple conflict of interest?
Friday, April 24, 2009
Forbes recently unearthed a 3 hour deposition of Steve Jobs relating to the Apple backdating scandal he was involved in a few years ago. Now some are asking if Forbes had any inside help in obtaining those transcripts. 9to5Mac lays out an interesting case in the affirmative: – Forbes is partially owned by Elevation Partners […]
Continue reading...Is Apple going to sue Palm?
Thursday, January 22, 2009
At yesterdays earnings conference call, Tim Cook made some revealing statements that some are interpreting as thinly veiled threats against Palm. In response to a question about iPhone competitors, Cook noted that Apple welcomes competition in the smartphone market, but that it won’t sit idly by and have its intellectual property ripped off. We like […]
Continue reading...Does Apple have anything to fear from the Palm Pre?
Monday, January 12, 2009
With CES behind us, one of the biggest surprises was the announcement of the Palm Pre, Palm’s latest entry in the smartphone market. Designed in part by Jon Rubenstein, a former Apple executive, the Palm Pre is a multi-touch screen phone with a pull out QWERTY keyboard that some pundits think has the best chance […]
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Thursday, June 4, 2009
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