http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/ Engadget Comments for Palm Pre on June 6th for $200: It's official! http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/May 19th 2009 7:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/May 19th 2009 7:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/May 19th 2009 8:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/May 19th 2009 8:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/
Still exciting news, I can't wait to read the reviews.]]>May 19th 2009 9:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/May 19th 2009 11:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/
Bell has the Pre in Canada - http://www.bell.ca

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The Pré is an amazing device, but it;s thunder will be stolen by Apple just 2 days later! What a pity!]]>May 19th 2009 7:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/
*cough*iPhone*cough*]]>May 19th 2009 7:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/May 19th 2009 7:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/
The difference is that the iphone is a device that is worthy of all the hype that surrounds it.
Unlike this piece of filth ]]>May 19th 2009 7:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/May 19th 2009 7:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/May 19th 2009 7:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/
$300 is the price to walk out the door - Engadget, for their own reasons - has chosen to make it seem cheaper.

That's not "Fat Middle" pricing.
]]>May 19th 2009 8:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/Like Apple when they said they cut the price in half but really just moved the cost to the plan and it ended up costing more than the original?

I bought the Instinct with a "$100 MIR" but I didn't have to do it, they just gave me the phone for the $100 off.

There's no deceptive reporting here unless they didn't mention it was with a MIR...which they did.

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Better predictions:

Now that there is a date, the gadget blogs, and iTrolls will flood the channel with whatever made up iPhone rumor they can get their hands on. They will also flood boards with made up stories with supposed "issues" wit the Pre. Now that they have a target, they can work the machine for Apple a bit better.

Apple will have people posting/bashing the Pre, but they will not be feeding stuff to blogs. They work well enough for Apple on their own.

Look for muted coverage of the launch from this site and others. They will act as if the Pre launch is just soooo getting in the way of Apple's big party, which they will feel is so much more important.

And DO NOT FORGET the expected hit piece/review from Engadget. They WILL give the Pre a bad review or they will give whatever device Apple has an over the top A+++++ review if they dont feel they can get away with a bash piece on the Pre.]]>May 19th 2009 8:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/May 19th 2009 9:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/May 19th 2009 9:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/May 19th 2009 9:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/May 19th 2009 10:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/May 19th 2009 10:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/May 19th 2009 11:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/21/dear-palm-its-time-for-an-intervention/ Palm have implemented most of the suggested changes...
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They're not Apple fans, they are Apple haters. They are using a variation on the classic Straw Man method of attacking, not your actual opponent or their opinions, but a distorted and wrong view of your opponent or their opinions.

Which is sad, but not as sad as all these gullible people who are so willing to believe that these obvious caricatures are genuine.

Pretty horrible, hey? The staff should have put a stop to this at the start but it is too late now, the haters have achieved their objective and many now have swallowed wholesale this ridiculous notion that all pro-Apple people are trolls.

Welcome to the Engadget comments section. Critical thinking and scepticism are not necessary. Enjoy your stay in unreality.]]>May 19th 2009 10:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/May 19th 2009 11:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/May 21st 2009 2:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/May 19th 2009 7:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/May 19th 2009 7:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/May 19th 2009 9:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/
Either way, I'll probably make the switch. My wallet and VZW are officially fighting and Sprint will likely come in to save the day.]]>May 19th 2009 9:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/May 19th 2009 11:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/May 20th 2009 11:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/May 19th 2009 7:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/May 19th 2009 6:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/May 19th 2009 7:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/May 19th 2009 7:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/May 19th 2009 7:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/May 19th 2009 8:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/May 19th 2009 8:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/May 19th 2009 7:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/May 19th 2009 7:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/19/palm-launching-pre-on-june-6th-official/May 19th 2009 7:31AM