Jon Rubinstein, the former CEO of Palm and the man who spearheaded the development of the WebOS software, has left Hewlett-Packard. Rubinstein joined HP when the company bought WebOS back in 2010 and has now completed his 12-24 month commitment to the company. “I am going to take a well deserved break after four and a half years of developing webOS,” Rubinstein told AllThings D. HP followed up with a statement of its own: “Jon has fulfilled his commitment and we wish him well.” Pre-conceived ideas After a term at Apple working on the iPod line, Rubinstein returned to prominence around the time Palm made a comeback with the Pre handset in 2008, which saw the debut of WebOS
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