4 posts and columns on Jon Rubinstein Session

D7 Video Highlights: Jon Rubinstein of Palm and Roger McNamee of Elevation Partners

in D7 on May 28, 2009 at 12:40 pm PT

In one of the most anticipated sessions of D7, Jon Rubinstein and Roger MacNamee of Palm Pre fame join Walt and Kara onstage to talk about the seemingly miraculous effect the hail-mary device has had on the fortunes of the beleaguered company. They also demo the smartphone.
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Rubinstein and McNamee: Remaking Palm

in D7 on May 28, 2009 at 12:14 pm PT

What a wonderful curative the Palm Pre has proven to be for Palm. Especially considering that the device has yet to ship. In early January of this year, the company’s shares were trading below $3, having been dragged deep into the mud by a string of nasty quarterly losses. Five months later, after the Pre’s announcement at CES, they’re trading at over $10.
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D7 Video: Jon and Roger Market the Palm Pre

in D7 on May 28, 2009 at 12:13 pm PT

Here’s the video of Roger McNamee and Jon Rubinstein shown before their introduction to the D7 stage. McNamee and Rubinstein are shown trying to figure out the right marketing message for the new Palm Pre.

AT&T’s Pre Envy

in D7 on May 27, 2009 at 8:07 pm PT

AT&T is very happy to be the exclusive carrier of the iPhone in the states, but it wouldn’t mind selling the Palm Pre too. Asked at the D7 conference today if he might like to add the forthcoming device to AT&T’s handset lineup, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson said he would, but Palm’s exclusive deal with Sprint prevents that.
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