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i have been running 3.0 for a week now and it adds a lot of what the iphone owner has been missing. M$ is way ahead of time spent on phone OS's but although i have also complained to myself about the lack of features to this point i now see some great things coming with not only 3.0 software but the concepts of what might be the next version.
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As much as I like Palm, I have a feeling that the Pre is more vaporware than actual product. I think they're on the ropes, hoping to drum up some interest - at least enough to either get them bought out or rally investors. If the Pre actually does make it to the market before Palm goes belly-up, giving Sprint exclusivity was a bad idea, considering they're a distant 3rd in market share and their plans don't tend to be competitive (at least in my experience).
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As much as I like Palm, I have a feeling that the Pre is more vaporware than actual product. I think they're on the ropes, hoping to drum up some interest - at least enough to either get them bought out or rally investors. If the Pre actually does make it to the market before Palm goes belly-up, giving Sprint exclusivity was a bad idea, considering they're a distant 3rd in market share and their plans don't tend to be competitive (at least in my experience).
It did kinda strike me as odd that they were releasing it exclusively through Sprint. Maybe Sprint is desperate for a potential winner and made a great deal, or no one else was interested. *shrug* I also read recently that Ford's autos of next year are going to have in-dash computers that go online using Sprint's network also. So maybe Sprint is making some sort of push with regards to computer networking.
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The Pre is going to have one feature where, if you are late for a meeting, it will sense it, based upon your GPS, and automatically send out email (not sure about SMS instead) to those that are supposed to be at the meeting and let them know you are running behind.
This sounds like the worst feature EVER!!
I'd rather just do the embarrassing "roadie low walk" sneak method into the meeting than broadcast to the world that I'm late.
As much as I like Palm, I have a feeling that the Pre is more vaporware than actual product. I think they're on the ropes, hoping to drum up some interest - at least enough to either get them bought out or rally investors. If the Pre actually does make it to the market before Palm goes belly-up, giving Sprint exclusivity was a bad idea, considering they're a distant 3rd in market share and their plans don't tend to be competitive (at least in my experience).
I agree with you that giving Sprint an exclusive was a mistake, but Sprints plans are far from not competitive, they are definitely cheaper then AT&T and Verizon.
I agree with you that giving Sprint an exclusive was a mistake, but Sprints plans are far from not competitive, they are definitely cheaper then AT&T and Verizon.
OK, it's been a long time since I've looked at their rates.
I agree - their all in one is actually a complete price: $99. I have had Sprint for years and have no complaints at all. I have had maybe 2 or 3 dropped calls in all those years, good service, etc. Plus Palm has had a good relationship with Sprint for years now.
It's a shame that it's exclusive to Sprint though. That's probably going to be the final nail in Palm's coffin. They're already on the brink and the Pre is supposed to be their saving grace. Let's just hope they can hang in there until it makes it to the market.
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It's a shame that it's exclusive to Sprint though. That's probably going to be the final nail in Palm's coffin. They're already on the brink and the Pre is supposed to be their saving grace. Let's just hope they can hang in there until it makes it to the market.
I totally agree that the Pre looks mighty promising. As much as I like my iPhone, I'm still all for choices and competition, and right now there really is no alternative to the iPhone as far as I'm concerned. Unfortunately I really think it's too little too late. Tying themselves to a second-rate carrier who is bleeding customers to AT&T already over the iPhone was a bad move. As it is, a recent article I read shows that the vast majority of buyers interested in a smartphone in the next 90 days have already decided on either a Blackberry or an iPhone. That leaves Palm competing with WinMobile, Android, and Nokia for something like 20% of the remaining market. Palm is going to fold or get bought out before they make a dent. I just hope someone competent picks them up.
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I totally agree that the Pre looks mighty promising. As much as I like my iPhone, I'm still all for choices and competition, and right now there really is no alternative to the iPhone as far as I'm concerned. Unfortunately I really think it's too little too late. Tying themselves to a second-rate carrier who is bleeding customers to AT&T already over the iPhone was a bad move. As it is, a recent article I read shows that the vast majority of buyers interested in a smartphone in the next 90 days have already decided on either a Blackberry or an iPhone. That leaves Palm competing with WinMobile, Android, and Nokia for something like 20% of the remaining market that is not yet committed. Palm is going to fold or get bought out before they make a dent. I just hope someone competent picks them up.
Agreed. It boggles my mind that they didn't go with Verizon. Verizon is a close number two to AT&T and are desperate for a decent smartphone. I can only imagine that Verizon's terms weren't to Palm's liking (Verizon tends to insist on their own OS front-end or custom tweaked UI elements, although I can't imagine they're pushing as hard now that the iPhone has stolen so many of their customers).
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Agreed. It boggles my mind that they didn't go with Verizon. Verizon is a close number two to AT&T and are desperate for a decent smartphone. I can only imagine that Verizon's terms weren't to Palm's liking (Verizon tends to insist on their own OS front-end or custom tweaked UI elements, although I can't imagine they're pushing as hard now that the iPhone has stolen so many of their customers).
What's REALLY pathetic is Dell. They are hellbent to enter the smartphone market. Last I read, all the carriers scoffed at Dell's demo model and laughed them out the door. Now Dell is going to sell direct to their customers and let them find a carrier to use it on.
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What's REALLY pathetic is Dell. They are hellbent to enter the smartphone market. Last I read, all the carriers scoffed at Dell's demo model and laughed them out the door. Now Dell is going to sell direct to their customers and let them find a carrier to use it on.
Right. Because everyone wants yet another Windows Mobile-based smartphone, but this time with a Dell logo.
That worked really well for them with their PDA. Also, their music player (which was a rebadged version of a Creative Zen, if I remember correctly) was also a complete failure.
Don't get me wrong, I like Dell hardware - and would own an XPS M1330 if it could legally run OS X. But rebadging other companies' products makes no sense. It's like platform sharing at GM or Ford. It's all the same car, but with slightly different styling. In the end, you're competing with yourself (or in the case of Dell, other minority smartphone/PDA/MP3 player makers).
Michael Dell is known to be a Linux user (specifically, Ubuntu). Why he doesn't put together a team to develop their own variant for a 100% Dell-engineered smartphone, is beyond me. If they took a similar tack to what Google is doing with Android, they might have a viable product. But the advantage they'll have (that Google really doesn't, since they're using HTC as the hardware vendor) is the name recognition.
