Palm Pre – the latest from all over the world

Even though the Palm Pre still isn’t for sale, quite a few analysts and bloggers have stated their feelings towards the device. The list below looks at the most interesting ones:

Palm Pre: Think Similar
Michael Mace can be considered one of the big loosers in the Pre announcement – after all, he once worked for PalmSource, who are now all but marginalized.

His (rather long) article compares the “old Palm Inc.” to the current version of the company, and furthermore analyzes the market opportunities for the Pre – a must-read…

Palm Pre: where’s the music
CNET’s Matt Rosoff’s article has a similar tone to Michael’s – his core point is that the Pre’s music capabilities are not good enough to make it a viable consumer smartphone:

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Here’s the thing: without iTunes, there’s no iPhone. And without the iPhone, there’s no consumer smartphone audience. I don’t doubt that Palm (and RIM, for that matter) understand mobile communications and information management, and there’s certainly a lot of room for improvement in business phones. But if I’m going to replace my MP3 player with a phone, these phones won’t cut it.
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Centro 2 with WebOS upcoming
In a move I personally consider nothing short of a no-brainer, Ryan kairer’s PalmInfoCenter claims to have received further information about a WebOS-powered Centro:

I heard from a seemingly reliable firsthand source that Palm is prepping a new Centro 2 to debut later this fall on Sprint. It will supposedly be around the same size as the current Centro and will be powered by the Palm WebOS.

As the Palm Centro is Palm’s hottest-selling device for the last xy years, the release of a Web OS-powered successor is an absolute no-brainer…I wouldn’t even need insider sources for this prediction (:)).

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