Palm Pre to Launch First Week of June
Do I see a blue sky???
I will probably wait to get the pre for all the kinks to be worked out.
sprintisbetter said:
im pretty sure when it launches it will have all the kinks worked out. Theyre competeing with Apple. No room for mistakes. This phone is going to be sooooooo coooooooooolllll. 😁
No way will all the kinks be worked out on a brand new OS. Even Apple couldn't pull that off at introduction.
And you are right, no room for mistakes. If the Pre is not a success, Palm may not survive.
HawkeyeOC said:
No way will all the kinks be worked out on a brand new OS. Even Apple couldn't pull that off at introduction.
You speak as though Apple is superior. Apple had more glitches and faults at launch than most cellphone manufacturer companies. However, consumers overlooked these these downfaults and problems as they did the Razor due to being something different, new and exciting. Obviously the razor is no iphone but the similarities for hype vs deficiencies were definitely visible during the first year.
There is much truth however in what you say about the kinks. I do agree that new technology produced, is prone to problems. I don't think that Palm is going to experience as much issues....
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Phantom1359 said:
They were overlooked for one main fact...Apple never made a phone before. Palm has. The margin of error is much smaller for the players involved here...
This is a good point. But this is also a whole new device from the ground up for Palm. Nothing like they have ever done. All new OS and all new approach. I was never a Palm advocate. But this is a device that is hype nevertheless for the same reason as the Apple product. It has many features that are quite innovative.
Phantom1359 said:
All new OS...ok. All new design? maybe for Palm, but the design itself has been done (Audiovox 6600 maybe?). The problem is this in cell phone design: The form factors will eventually run out of options. It's a flaw in the fact that we as a society demand so much from the device yet don't want it to be so bulky or "ugly". That is why companies like LG have the "design the next LG" competition going on...see what the public wants and try to do it. Perfect example: Samsung Trance is a revisions Samsung Glyde...one slides up to a keypad, one slides sideways to a QWERTY.
Again, Points well taken. But given the limited advances that can be done on form factors, Innovation in UI and softwa...
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Phantom1359 said:
Only time will tell really. But you still must question their choice of destination...and whether or not that helps or hinders the success.
The choice I believe was obvious as in Apple's. While most carriers other than ATT turned Apple away, The likely scenerio now is ATT could not take a chance with the Pre given the fact of The Iphone. The same could be said for Verizon with the Storm. While these devices are indeed different, the market targeted for them is the same.
In fairness, Sprint's customer service has made dramatic improvements and their 3G is still a force to reckon with. With WiMAX launching in other markets, The Pre is set to be WiMAX equipped in the near future. I fee...
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Jayshmay said:
Where did you hear that the Pre is going to have WiMax built-in???
I don't know for sure if the 1st Palm Pre will have it Jay. However, they have been very secretive on a hardware addition to the Pre. Palm has in fact been experiementing with WiMAX capabilities and this device is "rumored" to have it. I would like to think the rumor and what I was told is accurate.
We shall see.
Your up this early, huh Slammer. It's like 6:30am EST time. Do you live on the east coast?
I'm a bored security guard, so of course I'm up, I have 2.5hrs left in my shift.
Jayshmay said:
Hmm, I wonder if details such as a WiMax enabled Pre would be available from the Pre's FCC filing.
Your up this early, huh Slammer. It's like 6:30am EST time. Do you live on the east coast?
I'm a bored security guard, so of course I'm up, I have 2.5hrs left in my shift.
Yes Sir! Rochester NY. I am up at 5am every weekday.
My Wife's Step father was a career security guard for Case Hoyt. 26 years. Never complained and always worked overtime. He loved his job. We lost him 2 years ago. Very intellegent individual. He is saddly missed.
Well my friend, it's back to work. Later Jay.
P.s. Don't really know about the WiMAX findings on FCC. That would be a direction to check.
Google also missed everydy normal functions of an OS, I heard the Android OS can't save pictures from an MMS.
I have no doubt the Pre will be a success, it's more so how ?MUCH? of a success will it be.
However, if this one ends up flopping...I'll probably go with the Nokia N97 and AT&T. But, I'd much rather do business with Sprint! 😎
Follow much?
So, no...don't follow much. 😎
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