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Rubinstein, named a geek of the year 2009 by Fast Company, lives in the shadow of Apple's hugely successful smartphone as Palm struggles to return to its former glory.
But the Palm boss is dismissive of his competitor, conducting this exchange with All Things D's Kara Swisher at the Consumer Electronics Show:
Rubinstein: “We don’t pay that much attention to Apple….I know it sounds really strange"
Swisher: “Really? You don’t worry about the iPhone?”
Rubinstein: “No, I really don’t”
Swisher: “I don’t believe you”
Rubinstein: “I don’t have an iPhone. I’ve never even used one.”
Somehow that doesn't pass muster. We can't wait for the video of the interview to turn up online.