Former Palm Chief Rubenstein Leaves HP
NEW YORK (
) -- Former
Palm
CEO and chief architect of the webOS platform Jon Rubenstein has left
HP
(HPQ) - Get Report
, the company confirmed.
Rubenstein joined HP after Palm's acquisition and is departing after fulfilling a commitment to stay 12 to 24 months. He is leaving the company
after HP ditched the webOS platform in August
.
|
While webOS was HP's attempt at breaking into the smartphone and tablet market where it has lagged behind rivals
Apple
(AAPL) - Get Report
and
(GOOG) - Get Report
, the platform
failed to gain traction with its TouchPad device
.
After HP scrapped webOS, Rubenstein--a former Apple exec-- was moved to a new role within the company's Personal Systems Group.
Shares of HP fell 0.5% to $27.86 in afternoon trading on Friday.
--Written by Olivia Oran in New York.
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