Rubinstein ranked #41 in T3 Tech 100 19
Jon Rubinstein, the leader of Palm, now a unit of HP (with Rubenstein serving as a Senior Vice President) is listed as number 41 in the 2010 Tech 100 list by T3.com. Last year Rubinstein was ranked at 17th, but due to the Pre not selling as well as had been expected, plus the fact that Palm barely stayed alive long enough to be snapped up by HP, meant that Rubinstein’s ranking suffered accordingly. That said, it doesn't mean that Mr. Rubinstein can't rebound next year. Palm is in position with HP to make waves in the technology world, with the PalmPad and new smartphones due early next year, plus webOS 2.0 and a variety of other devices on the way.
Rubenstein was ranked ahead of a number of well-known tech names, including Kevin Rose of Digg (#80), Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales (#59), Michael Dell (#54), and Apple designer Jonathan Ive (#50). There was also only one other HP employee on the list, CFO and interim CEO (at least until Léo Apotheker takes over on a more permanent basis) Catherine Lesjak at ninety-six on the roster. Unsurprisingly, the list was led by Apple CEO Steve Jobs, followed by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, with Google CEO Eric Schmidt sharing third-position with Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin.
Source: T3.com
19 Comments
1st .... er, 41st
Now THAT's how you make a '1st' reference. Lol
+1
;)
Huh.... 41st isn't last I guess. But how does this qualify as news? Well after the mediocre leaked specsi guess its back to precentral's same old schtick.....
I hate it when people say, "how does this qualify as news?". Let's see, it's news.(period)
+1
Seriously. I guess anything that doesn't have to do with a new device isn't considered news.
Good for Jon. I guess that, unlike the Nobel Peace Prize, there's no money that goes with this honor. Next year, I would like Leo Apotheker to be number 1 because of the great things he will have done with webOS smartphones and other webOS integrated devices. Hey, you can always dream.
waiting for 35 more posts so I can claim
41st.....
awesome.
Isn't T3.com in error saying that Palm tried to be like Apple and "bet the farm on a solo product, the Pre"?
1. There were actually two devices and
2. Palm always said there would be a variety of devices
While they may not have had the resources to produce additional devices during the first year, that's not the same as betting the farm on a solo product.
Depadilla - Here's one for ya.
+1 ...... more.
Very good for Jon. I have questioned his business acumen, but as a visionary in technology and engineering, I think he deserves a lot of credit.
I felt for most of last year that he was doing an excellent job, but the Verizon deal put a big damper on my percetions of his decision making. I'm sure he has learned from those mistakes, though. And, since he now has both access to HP's deep pockets, as well as, I am certain, a certain amount of input from and accountability to HP, I expect to see him flourish. More exciting things to come, just wait.
I don't want to be mean spirited, and I usually give folks like Rubenstein the benefit of the doubt, but....
HOW IS THIS GUY STILL EMPLOYED?
He has botched about everything you can botch and basically ran the company into the ground. WebOS is a fantastic little operating system, but MAJOR OPERATIONAL BLUNDERS kept it from achieving anything it was near capable of.....
This guy is a walking, talking "how to" of NOT running a company effectively.
He definitely made one huge mistake (the Verizon deal, committing to 1 million units was crazy, IMO) but up to that point, I felt that he did a very good job of balancing production and inventory with sales, not to mention paying off huge chunks of Palm's debt at the same time.
Palm was sick...very, very, sick, when Ruby took the helm. Had they maintained their cash position while not running up their inventory, the could have stayed independent, and, dare I say, even turned profitable in 2 to 5 years.
So, when it came to the Verizon deal, I look at it like this: Jon was willing to bet the farm with either the intent that it would succeed and he'd look like a genius, or if it flopped, he planned from the outset to sell the company.
Look, even I was saying back at the end of March when the VZW sales numbers came out that they needed to start courting buyers. Even though he was publicly stating otherwise, sure enough he was already doing just that.
So, after the merger, even I was a little surprised that HP kept him on. But, if he was able to defend his decisions in real business terms that made sense to HP, then why not?
Of course, it remains to be seen how long HP will keep him around. I bet that will have a lot to do with the success of the first batch of Palm devices that come out with HP's financing.
Do any other photos of Rubenstein exist?
Rubenstein has scabies
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