Two years ago, Palm then executive director Ed Colligan, has rejected an offer from Apple chief Steve Dzhobs promise not to hire each other’s employees, according to Bloomberg News.

According to Thursday Bloomberg story, which cited an unspecified “connection” between the two leaders, Colligan in August 2007 stated that the jobs “proposal was premature. The work has been concerned about the loss of key Apple employees and Palm said:” We must do everything our power to stop it, “reported Bloomberg.

“Your suggestion that we agree that neither company will hire other employees, regardless of the wishes of the individual, not only wrong, it is probably unlawful,” Colligan said Dzhobs, according to reports seen Bloomberg.

Several senior figures at the time worked in the Palm Apple. In the two months prior to the beginning of August 2007, the message given by Bloomberg, Palm announced that former Apple CFO Fred Anderson to join the Board of Directors, and John Rubinstein, who retired as head of Apple’s IPod division in 2005, will join as executive chairman of the board.

In June this year, Palm Rubinstein, called him as CEO, replacing Colligan.

In August, a former Apple employee Jeff Zwerner became the Palm brand design chief. Other execs Apple, Palm who jumped ship in recent months include Senior Vice President of Product Development, Mike Bell and head of PR Lynn Fox.

They do not like to lose in recent years among companies with a pre-Palm up and comer for the smartphone market share against Apple iPhone. In two of them only recently been squabbling over the pre compatibility with iTunes.

In the Bloomberg story comes as the Ministry of Justice is reportedly a possible collusion between the recruitment of leading technology companies.

Tensions often run high-tech companies among the leaders of the transition between potential competitors. Apple last year hit a high-profile naskrebesh from IBM for its rental of Mark Papermaster with Big Blue.