Comments on: How Big Will The Palm Pre Be?

By: The Rock

The Rock — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:04:07 +0000

Seems Palm might have something else up their sleeve’s

Palm prepping for MWC, possibly adding kitchen sink to Pre
http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/01/22/palm-prepping-for-mwc-possibly-adding-kitchen-sink-to-pre/

By: Aurora

Aurora — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 04:16:54 +0000

Robb – Love your blog (really), and this is beyond trivial, but it’s driving me nuts: it’s “past” years, not “passed” years. Now I can go back to the life that (yes) I do have. Keep up the good work!

By: Frank

Frank — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:41:31 +0000

I think the Pre on Sprint is a good idea since Sprint has that unlimited Plan for $99. You will be able to take advantage of all the features the Pre is capable of. I think Sprint has been the only carrier to really sell the Palm devices and therefore will continue to do so with this new device. I think that’s why they will exclusively carry the Pre.

By: gquaglia

gquaglia — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:50:32 +0000

Palm’s mistake is making the Pre an exclusive on Sprint. Not that Sprint is bad, but if you are looking to make this your “come back” device, you don’t limit your market share by releasing it on ONLY one carrier and the #3 carrier at that.

By: Frank

Frank — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 01:53:13 +0000

I just want to say to MacVicta, the iPhone 3G shouldn’t event have the 3G next to it. AT&T service is amongst the worst when it comes to data. You have to be lucky to even get 3G service. Anyhow, I think the Pre will be a huge hit and it will keep Palm alive. I have a Blackberry Storm but the look of the Pre and the OS it’s defenitely something a little different.

By: Thought

Thought — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 01:36:34 +0000

The Pre will do well…there’s a large and growing market for smartphones. The only stumbling block is that Palm needs to set a reasonable price; some early rumors have it being sold w/ contract at a much higher price than the iPhone…somewhere around 399.

Palm and Apple both understood a basic reality when dealing with touchscreen devices: you need to make the operating system function smoothly and rapidly in order to make a good first impression. RIM didn’t get that memo and so released the Storm with software lag and sluggishness. Big problem in terms of making impressions.

By: bluehorseshoe

bluehorseshoe — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 23:27:48 +0000

Judging from the videos, etc. it looks impressive. A nice mix of iPhone and BB. I started out with a Palm, and it would be nice to see them make a comeback. Not sure if it’s too late, but I believe this product will certainly decide if they continue on as a business or not. If the Pre fails, I’m not sure how many other investors are willing to pour in money these days.

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 16:59:08 +0000

I have not had a chance to play with the Pre. Just by watching the videos I have to admit, my eyebrow is raised. I’m really loving the UI interface with the hardware. I think the only drawback I can see is the CPU speed. On the demo videos it looked a bit sluggish. I’m chalking this up to a beta OS…maybe even alpha.

It definitely has me thinking, “hmm…should i keep my blackberry?” One of the great things I love about the BB is the BB messenger. I have a large # of contacts that I can just ping in a matter of seconds. I doubt that Palm or any other vendor will come out with this feature (don’t they need a BIS or BES for this feature?)

oh..and PRE? I have to say it….What a dumb name. Pre means “before”. I’m sorry Palm..isn’t this POST? This phone and OS is after you’ve mucked up much of your previous releases. Now that you got it right, supposedly, why not name it something better. I can’t believe someone said,”let’s name it Pre” and someone else said, “i second that motion”

By: Robb Dunewood

Robb Dunewood — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 16:46:37 +0000

I haven’t gotten to play with a Pre as of yet, however, with all the videos of the device in action and the rave reviews it is getting from those who have gotten to play with it first hand, it kind of makes me wonder if RIM should have bought Palm back last year when they had the opportunity to get them on the cheap?

Now don’t get me wrong… I don’t think that the BlackBerry is doomed because Palm put out a device that looks promising. I do believe, however, that the BlackBerry OS is due for a major overhaul. I would definitely have liked to see some of the features of webOS show up in the BlackBerry Storm.

By: MacVicta

MacVicta — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 16:28:45 +0000

What I don’t get is why everybody compares it to the 2nd Generation iPhone that will be a year old by the time the Pre launches. It’s like they’re setting Palm up for failure. If anything it will battle the 3rd Generation iPhone which has yet to be revealed (and will probably have 32 gigs of flash memory among other improvements).

When you really think about it, the iPhone 3G will be two years old this summer since Apple only added more memory and 3G to existing hardware. I expect that whatever they’ve been cooking up in the lab the past couple years will drop this summer with a bang, right on top of the Pre.