Ed Colligan, who stepped down from Palm's top position in June, has recounted some questionable business proposals on the part of Apple chief Steve Jobs.

Ed Colligan, who stepped down from Palm's top position in June, has recounted some questionable business proposals on the part of Apple head, Steve Jobs.

According to Colligan, Jobs approached the former Palm CEO back in August 2007--shortly after the launch of the first iPhone--asking him to enter into a deal wherein neither company would hire the other's employees. "We must do whatever we can to stop this," Jobs reportedly told Colligan.

The proposal came on the heals of Palm's hiring of former Apple exec, Jon Rubinstein. "Your proposal that we agree that neither company will hire the other's employees, regardless of the individual's desires, is not only wrong, it is likely illegal," Colligan reportedly responded to Jobs.

Such communications may likely pique the interest of government officials charged with enforcing anti-trust laws, given the current investigation of the connection between Google and Apple.