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Palm gets in game but doesn’t change it; Reality lurks
Between the Lines —
... . But reality looms. Om Malik notes that he is skeptical that Palm’s latest and greatest can save the company. Om says he appears to be the only one that’s skeptical. Om’s problem: He can’t reconcile Palm’s financials and market standing with the gadget lovers’ Pre-conquer-the-world riffs. I can’t either. Now it’s a party of two. Palm introduced some neat features–especially integrating a bunch of contact and calendar services. But is Palm’s OS and device elegant enough to change the game or merely get into it? Meanwhile, Palm doesn’t launch its new device until the first ...
Palm's Pre Getting Good Reviews, So Far
Today @ PC World —
... "there's little doubt that Palm is back in a big way, and that this OS and device have the potential to make up for many of their missteps over the last five years." Some pundits, however, question whether Palm can pull of a successful comeback. Om Malik of GigaOM, who admits that he's tempted to try out the Pre, wonders if the smart phone is really an iPhone killer. "I don't think Pre has done anything to move the needle forward," he writes. "In a market where the iPhone sets the pace, Palm is woefully behind the curve." These are all just first impressions, of course, as ...
Is Pre Palm's Last Gasp or New Life?
Apple Watch —
... you know CMS, HTML, XML, you can design for this platform. If you can do Web development, you can design for this -- no new languages to learn.'" But is that enough given Apple and Google development strategies? Is even the Pre enough? "While most gadget gurus (and lots of readers who follow me on Twitter) seem to be quite taken with the newest shiniest object...I remain highly skeptical of Palm's chance to succeed with this new effort. I may be the only one who isn't buying it," Om Malik blogged yesterday. I'm with Om. It looks to me like Palm rose from its death bed ...
Palm Pre Roundup: $399 Price? Most Love It, Om Is Unimpressed
mocoNews —
... —GigaOM: There was at least one bad report, with Om Malik slamming the device as "woefully behind the curve" and dismissing most of the features as currently available on other smartphones. I reckon Palm is on the crest of the curve, but agree with Om that if the "first half 09" release date is more than a few months in it's going to lose its shine. He also doubted the ability of Palm to attract developers. ...
Palm's Pre wins the critics
MacBytes.com —
... "there's little doubt that Palm is back in a big way, and that this OS and device have the potential to make up for many of their missteps over the last five years." Some pundits, however, question whether Palm can pull off a successful comeback. Om Malik of GigaOM, who admits that he's tempted to try out the Pre, wonders if the smart phone is really an iPhone killer. "I don't think Pre has done anything to move the needle forward," he writes. "In a market where the iPhone sets the pace, Palm is woefully behind the curve." These are all just first impressions, of course, as ...
Sprint Loses Less Money, More Subscribers [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network —
... Sprint today reported a loss of $1.62 billion, which looks much better than the nearly $30 billion loss it reported a year ago at this time, thanks to its writedown of Nextel. However, the carrier is still struggling with subscriber losses (it plans to cut 8,000 jobs), and it’s unclear if the launch of the Palm Pre phone, the Clear WiMAX network and a competitive prepaid calling plan can save it.
Sprint reported sales of $8.4 ...
Like the iPhone, Palm Pre Has Lot of Pre-release Interest [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network —
... . After a big spike at the time of the launch at CES when 400,000 people checked out the Pre-related information pages on Sprint and Palm’s site, around 100,000 folks are visiting those pages. In comparison, the iPhone saw about 600,000 shoppers after the Macworld announcement. I am not so optimistic about Palm’s long-terms chances, however, as outlined in this post. ...
When It Comes to 3G, Better Not Big Matters [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network —
... In a story outlining the challenges faced by Palm’s Pre, The New York Times reports:
“David Owens, a Sprint marketing executive, said that he understood that ‘consumers don’t perceive Sprint as having the best network,’ but that if they were to ‘look at actual network performance, there’s a gap between perception and reality.’ He said that his company’s 3G data network in the United States covered an area populated by 250 million people, which ‘is significantly ...
Sprint Sets June 6 for Palm Pre Launch [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network —
... at a time when competitors are adding them. The Pre is also seen as a potential rival to Apple’s dominant iPhone. Palm has a lot riding on this device as well. It’s a classic case of where the CEOs of the two companies are hoping that one plus one equals eleven. (Related: Can Pre Save Palm From Being Put Out to Pasture?) ...
Is there any ‘turning it off’?
GMSV —
... the Pre is expected to provide serious competition for the iPhone, although some say it might be too late to fight the momentum that belongs to the iPhone and its apps. *Speaking if iPhone apps, ...
Countdown to Palm Pre: My Super-Quick Hands-On Review [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network —
... buyers. I have been less than sanguine about Palm’s chances, mostly because it is a company running on fumes and is competing in an extremely crowded marketplace, where Apple’s iPhone, Blackberry and Google’s Android have all the attention. ...
Pre Gives Palm’s Stock a Boost [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network —
... , and rumors of the Pre started percolating. It also saw its largest volume of trading on Jan. 9, the day after it showed off the Pre at the Consumer Electronics Show. In the long run, one hot gadget may not be able to save Palm, but it’s unquestionably helping pump up the company’s shares in the week leading up to the ...
The Summer of the Superphone [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network —
... That said, there is a lot of interest in Palm’s Pre. Same goes for Nokia’s N97. Will that be enough? Or will the iPhone/BlackBerry juggernaut continue to suck the oxygen out of the handset business and ensure that Apple and RIM keep their stranglehold on the superphone business? My bet is on the latter! ...
