Google Gets New Head of Experience from Palm

Palm made headlines when it was acquired by HP last month. Since then, most of the headlines about Palm have had something to do with HP’s plans for Palm’s WebOS operating sytem.Today, the smartphone company is in the news for a different reason: the company’s Senior Director of Human Interface and User Experience, Matias Duarte, has left the company.

As someone who oversaw user experience and interface, Matias likely played a huge role in the design of WebOS so it’s weird that he would leave right when the software was about to make the jump from smartphones to tablets. However, though Matias departure from Palm is news in itself, the revelation that he’s leaving to join the Android team at Google as the new User Experience Director for the OS is more interesting.

Google hasn’t released an official statement but Engadget reports receiving confirmation from the search giant. Duarte previously worked on the Sidekick with Andy Rubin, who is now head of Android at Google.

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