If HP Really Wants To Be Apple, Here’s Their Shot. What About Rubinstein? [TechCrunch]

Small world…  See the full article for more context-setting.  My overall take on the changes at HP: Michael Dell is probably having a very good weekend…

[…] Especially with people like Todd Bradley, the HP executive believed to be responsible for the Palm deal, on the bench. Interestingly enough, Bradly used to be the CEO of Palm as well back in the day (2001-2005). And his track record of growing HP’s core PC business speaks for itself.

But again, going forward, this may not be about the PC business. This is about a shift towards mobile (which Bradley also runs) and a complete ecosystem built around webOS. Does HP’s board (Board Director Marc Andreessen is leading the search) have the cojones to appoint Rubinstein? Or will they go with the safe bet: Bradley, perhaps with Rubinstein as his new right-hand man?

If HP Really Wants To Be Apple, Here’s Their Shot. What About Rubinstein?