Palm Rejected Jobs Request to Stop Hiring From Each Other

Former Palm CEO Ed Colligan rejected a proposal from Steve Jobs to refrain from hiring each others employees two years ago, according to BloomBerg.

The communication came just after Palm hired a former Apple executive, Jon Rubinstein, to develop their new phone. Steve Jobs was concerned that Rubinstein was recruiting Apple employees. “We must do whatever we can to stop this,” Jobs said

The exact details of what Jobs proposed are not known; however, he did say that Apple had patents and more money than Palm if the companies ended up in a legal battle.


Colligan replied saying, "Your proposal that we agree that neither company will hire the other’s employees, regardless of the individual’s desires, is not only wrong, it is likely illegal,".

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