Apple’s Steve Job was obviously perturbed by the fact that Palm (NSDQ: PALM) hired Jon Rubinstein (pictured) to head-up the company’s turnaround. So much so, in fact, that Jobs told Palm’s CEO Ed Colligan: “We must do whatever we can to stop this,” according to information obtained by Bloomberg.
The back-and-forth dispute between the two CEOs open up a rare window into how competitive the wireless industry can be — and frankly, just how close it was to being squelched. As a result, the U.S. Justice Department may now possibly be investigating hiring practices among technology companies, according to Bloomberg’s sources. Palm and Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) declined to comment on the communications.
The exchange reportedly took place back in August 2007. Previously, Rubinstein was head of Apple

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