http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/$99 is a steal. Please make the iphone's price more reasonable! =]]]>Mar 31st 2008 5:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/Mar 31st 2008 6:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/
The phone is smaller than it looks:
http://www.palm.com/us/products/smartphones/centro/play.html]]>Apr 1st 2008 10:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/Mar 31st 2008 5:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/Mar 31st 2008 5:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/
The Centro is a great little phone, despite the relentless knocking from some quarters here. That's why it's sold so well, regardless of what the sneering 'experts' say.]]>Mar 31st 2008 6:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/Mar 31st 2008 6:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/
Wow. That must makes bog standard Nokias some of the greatest phones on the planet!]]>Mar 31st 2008 7:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/Mar 31st 2008 9:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/Holy shit ---> $39.99 (New cusomters w/2 yr. contract)
$79.99 (For existing customers...basically sign yourself up for another 2 yrs.)

My contract is up this September and I'm definitely looking at this phone.]]>Mar 31st 2008 6:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/
I almost feel sorry for you guys...Getting excited about PAYING for this poor phone even though it's on a contract? A bloody 2 year one! ]]>Mar 31st 2008 6:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/Mar 31st 2008 6:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/Mar 31st 2008 10:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/
Sad. But true.]]>Mar 31st 2008 6:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/
Would I have liked Palm OS 6/Cobalt to come out when it was supposed to? You bet. In the meantime, I've not yet found a reason to switch out my Treo 700p -- nothing out there is more compelling for my needs. You, of course, may have different needs. ;-)]]>Apr 1st 2008 1:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/Mar 31st 2008 6:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/Mar 31st 2008 6:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/
Then they will be in the same ballpark, kinda... except for text heavy, email heavy users of course.

In all honesty I got the Centro as a kinda tide me over phone, and have been very very impressed with it. It has honestly asked very little of me, has a fast net connection, and is just pretty handy for keeping up with email and work calender on the go. The centro is a massively under appreciated phone, that is ungodly fast and responsive, go hate on the numerous phones that deserve it. ]]>Mar 31st 2008 8:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/i would never buy a palm again, ]]>Mar 31st 2008 6:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/Mar 31st 2008 10:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/
In perspective... Palm is a miniscule company that has really overachieved.

A little history.... Palm Sold...
- 1 million Palm Pilots in 18 months
- 1 million Treos in 2 years
- 1 million Centros in 6 months
source:http://money.cnn.com/2006/03/23/technology/business2_workingtech0323/

Says a lot in terms of achievement. Lets give them some credit for this guys.]]>Mar 31st 2008 6:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/Mar 31st 2008 6:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/Mar 31st 2008 6:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/I fear that as well, but I think that your intervention several months ago shook up the culture at Palm. At the very least, the Centro is a good way for Palm to retain SOME customer base while the corporate market races away towards RIM. They establish a name for themselves in the consumer sphere, and when Palm OS 2 devices hit the market (rumor has it they will be aimed at the consumer world, not corporate), they can build on the Centro's success. I hope.]]>Mar 31st 2008 6:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/Mar 31st 2008 6:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/
Palm should roll over and die already.]]>Mar 31st 2008 6:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/
Look at iPhone or HTC w/ nice extra running WM6...Palm OS, from mid 2002, looks terrible

Still, can't argue with 99.

Of course, HTC Touch and iPhone are much more expensive, and out selling it.

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Other than a tactile keyboard (which given how small it is I find harder to type on than a large touchscreen keyboard or TouchPal), why would anybody why this and not a Touch or a Pearl (which can be had for $49)?

*shrug*...to each their own i suppose.]]>Mar 31st 2008 8:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/
goddamnit palm...]]>Mar 31st 2008 6:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/Mar 31st 2008 6:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/Mar 31st 2008 6:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/Mar 31st 2008 7:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/Mar 31st 2008 7:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/
The Centro is selling so well because it's a great little smartphone that still can compete with WM, RIM and others--that is evident from the popularity. And as a pretty hardcore WM users, I use the Centro as my daily device. It's even very stable (!) which should be shocking news for anyone who has used any other Garnet device.

70-75% of people who bought the Centro are completely new to smartphones and women are a large number--a group that has till now been ignored in the industry.

This will be Palm's last Garnet phone as they have reported just days ago that their next-gen OS ("Nova") is still on track to be finished at the end of this year for an early 2009 release. Whether it is any good is another issue.

The problme of Centro being too low and cutting into Palm's financials is due to their aging and outdated WM Treo line, which is set for a refresh this summer (800w on CDMA; Drucker on GSM; plus their new WM Standard device).]]>Mar 31st 2008 7:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/Mar 31st 2008 7:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/
Centro was launched mid-October on Sprint. They just introduced an AT&T version and they're probably releasing versions on way more carriers, worldwide. It's VERY user friendly, has a great pricepoint and has become an affordable powerhouse of features.

iPhone was launched in June on a much larger carrier with a locked in contract to only offer it on that carrier and a huge user base anticipating the moment it hit stores.

That'd be like me saying, "in 2008, Microsoft expects to ship 20 million Windows Mobile units...you call the iPhone a competitor?".]]>Apr 1st 2008 8:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/Mar 31st 2008 7:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/
My fear is that Palm will continue to make phones with WM and abandon Palm OS.]]>Mar 31st 2008 7:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/Mar 31st 2008 7:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/
I think it's mostly just to keep the name Palm in people's head until they launch their "new platform" which is going to suck if they stuff it onto the tiny screen treo form factor.]]>Mar 31st 2008 8:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/
In any case, Palm has no future.. if a company has to close down shops, restructure and downgrade their own products (because that's what it is, a downgraded Treo) in order to keep selling anything... it is bad news.]]>Mar 31st 2008 8:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/
A company with about 1,000 employees sells 1-million phones in 6 months (and "s10" it doesn't matter if they were given away or reduced in price--those are *carrier* subsidies, Palm gets the full cost)...and they have no future?

Seems they are besting Moto with the Q out there and I'm pretty sure other companies would want those customers.

Palm now has 3 former Apple Inc. executives working for them. Two oversee product-development: Rubenstein (the "podfather") and Mike Bell.

Speaking of apple, ever read their history?
http://9rules.com/apple/notes/8244/]]>Mar 31st 2008 10:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/
Couldn't have said it better myself.]]>Mar 31st 2008 11:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/
I've never even seen anyone with a Centro (and I travel a lot).

Perhaps they sold them to themselves?
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scooby, too many scooby snacks and herb for you...i see em regularly here in nyc]]>Mar 31st 2008 9:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/Mar 31st 2008 10:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/Apr 1st 2008 12:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/palm-centro-hits-the-magical-one-million-mark/
GSM/GRSM/CDMA. Just need Korean input and I'm there!

(Palm could also sweeten the deal by including Korean GPS/navigation support.)]]>Mar 31st 2008 10:55PM