Rubinstein responds to emails too: buy a Pre Plus! 53
Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ short email responses to customer inquiries have both revealed both new information and a glimpse into the mindset of the head of one of the world’s most influential technology companies. But what of Jon Rubinstein, former Apple exec and current CEO of underdog Palm? Yeah, he’ll reply to random unsolicited email too, with a plethora of exclamation points to boot. But useful insights into Palm products or strategy? Nope, that’s not coming from Jon. As with his carefully calculated replies during financial conference calls, Rubinstein’s also coy in revealing anything new or exciting from his perch in Sunnyvale. Email!!!
[via: Gizmodo]
UPDATE: For all who are doubting Gizmodo's authenticity, we present a second email from Jon Rubinstein, this time to PreCentral reader SP. This email too, was about the above-emailed ad, and Rubinstein apparently thought it worth pointing out Palm's ad which clearly inspired the fan-made one (- SP lets us know he was referring to a different ad.) And he was sure to include plenty of exclamation points and a bit of non-capitalization. Though, for all we know, maybe he does go by "jon." Email after the break!!!
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Too bad he isn't paying carriers to push the Pre also. :)
With all the Palm hate on Gizmodo, maybe we should stop linking to them, no? :D
Someome who has the address, please tell him a poor Canadian here is dying to get a Pre, let alone a Pre Plus. Having a hard time trying to switch over to Bell... they're trying to upsell me to the iPhone.
Upsell? You sure its not "settle for"?
Yes, my bad. I said upsell because it's probably more commission for them. To them it's upselling...
I hope that's not an actual email response from Rubinstein. Looks like a response from a fourth-grader. "I sometime respond too :-)" ??? That better not have come from the CEO of a company struggling to survive.
No, thats actual. I also emailed Mr. Rubinstein the other day
ha! This is great news... If he has trouble spelling, maybe math isn't the company's strongest suit and they're actually making money...
yeah I thought this was going to be funnier from the beginning too. Lol
Rubenstein ftw
Looks like a fake.
"With all the Palm hate on Gizmodo, maybe we should stop linking to them, no? :D"
Wondering what Apple pays them...
No thats real.
Sorry for doublepost.
I guess it would be a great idea if PreCentral could send an email too.
If it could be proven that gizmodo is posting fake mails to damage palm.... ;)
Just saying... wouldn't that be great news for all sites like well all smartphone expert sites?
How on Earth is this a damaging email?
Just read the gizmodo article and the conclusions made on their website.
I really like the part with "a man at the edge". Now that is a brilliant analysis :D.
The email itself isn't the point of interest nor should it be. It's the kind of email you wouldn't expect from a CEO.
My bet is that they use a fake mail and construct a palm-bashing article around it.
This is the "damaging" part.
Jon does reply to emails.
He's replied to a few of mine. I'll link P|C to a Screenshot if anyone's interested later on.
Yeah, I'm interested. Post them please.
Tell me when you start the thread. I will post my emails too.
How exactly do you find his email address? I have always wondered how to get ahold of that guy, even if he doesn't respond.
LOL. Connections and Sources...
Such as? lol.
I will even post a copy of our IRC chat we had the other night.
Gizmodo is totally stupid. They really dislike Palm. But their photoshop contests are full of win.
Everyone in these forums should send a "stern" e-mail to Gizmodo expressing disgust about it's never ending Palm bashing. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for calling out Palm when they do stupid things, but Gizmodo is so obviously Apple friendly it's insane. Everybody, let'em hold it one time.
Everyone in these forums should send a "stern" e-mail to Gizmodo expressing disgust about it's never ending Palm bashing. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for calling out Palm when they do stupid things, but Gizmodo is so obviously Apple friendly it's insane. Everybody, let'em hold it one time.
Simple... do what I do, don't go there.
Heikos video is very nice but would sure like to see some follow ups from Palm with that wonder woman they got now. :)
seems like those replies from overseas tech centers.
Be glad to try a Plus Pre. But i don't see one on Sprint.
+1 Im not feeling the love.
Dear Jon,
Just buy a pre plus. It's that simple.
Jon Rubinstein
My reply to Rubinstein would be:
I would if you guys sold me one.
Rather surprised that Precentral even acknowledged Gizmodo's idiotic article. (Has anyone even read it?) Positively one of the dumbest write-ups I've ever seen.
I agree. I wonder why they didn't acknowledge the original article as the main source instead.
We did. "Via" is how we found it - the original source is linked in the article.
Yeah, that was just a terrible article. And I'm not talking from a Palm-fan standpoint, I'm just speaking from a regular reader standpoint. The article was pointless and really just mean-spirited.
The saddest thing about Gizmodo is that they are willing flacks for Apple's PR department without actually getting paid. Or do they? If they did get paid, I'd have marginally more respect for them, but that would be offset by the knowledge that their site really is a Apple Ad vehicle. Not that we don't already know that, but the fact that they'll willingly FUD for the big corporation is just sad. I can understand people flacking and fanboying for the little guy because they know that little guy can't pay...but Apple could easily afford to cut the Gizmodo staff a check for pizza every couple days.
I did buy a Pre Plus yesterday!
Congratulation!
Good purchase
Giz has no authority pointing out typos from anyone. You can't read one post on that site without spotting 5 errors.
I like all your post Precentral
keep em coming. Loving seeing 5 new post a day. Makes me keep coming to the forums and writing stuff
I think this is fake.
First of all, a CEO of a company would never misspell "sometimes"..
They just both happen to be Jon?
I'm pretty sure that Rubinstein's email address doesn't consist of 4 characters or whatever it was..
Nor would Jon come up with an educated answer like "try it because you'll like it"
Also, no CEO of a company would use multiple !!!!! in a response.
Anyways, I just think this is someone trying to put a bad name on Rubinstein
You do know C-class people generally don't need to write their own letters that go to the public right? There you would expect pristine grammar and spelling. In others I would actually expect an English teacher's nightmare, as with most internal comms I see within my company.
I'm sure he's just replying on his Pre or something, and we all know how BlackBerry fingers work when it comes to spelling.
He's just a geek like most of us are.
Trust me, I've had multiple replies off Jon himself, and I can confirm that is exactly how he replies.
You wouldn't want the CEO to have an easy-to-guess email address. So, its something else
Darn it, there is something I Rrreeeeeally want to let that company know, and I don't know his email address. I don't even want a reply, I just want to tell him/palm something. How do I find this?
We can't just give anyone the CEO's email...
Next to the Sprint 4G Overdrive, the Palm Pre/Pre Plus is the greatest innovation of the information age!
Amazing, now everyone exchange emails with Jon on a constant basis, as if they were best buddies or something. LMAO! This place is really something!!!!!!
EDIT: Just wanted to add several explanation marks to end my reply. Maybe someone might think I am Jon as well. LMAO.
That second email is mine and I'm pretty sure that was Jon Rubinstein I was emailing. And if you notice the time and date, I emailed him last week first thing in the morning
I understand what you are saying and I'm not saying otherwise. Just like I know a few people around my neighborhood that swear to seeing Elvis Presley last weekend at the Mall.
Can anyone get that youtube address off the second one? I tryed it and it couldn't find the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1OHlFOee2w
ask him if sprint will get pre plus and pixi plus!!