Comments on: Droid Beats Pre, iPhone Beats Droid–For Now [source: PC World] http://verizon-pre.com/droid-beats-pre-iphone-beats-droidfor-source-pc-world All about the Palm Pre and Palm Pixi on Verizon Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:04:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Computer Rick http://verizon-pre.com/droid-beats-pre-iphone-beats-droidfor-source-pc-world/comment-page-1#comment-74 Computer Rick Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:17:21 +0000 http://verizon-pre.com/?p=277#comment-74 My frustration is that Palm finally releases a truly innovative new product fit to wear the name Palm and they lock it into a network with subpar network service. I think the Pre missed it's big sale window not due to season, but to the poor choice of Sprint. I believe that consumers are not willing to downgrade the quality of service. So, for those Sprint customers that are content with their current service, they stay. T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon customers that have better service, especially in rural and remote areas, simply cannot afford to switch and lose digital service. Why buy a smart phone that isn't? I believe that once the Pre / Sprint contract is up and it becomes available to the other 3 major providers, Palm will see the significance of their error and an increase in sales. My hope is this: That the Pre can help financially and push Palm into innovation consistently again, tweaking the WebOS and Palm platform to become a major competitor. I also hope that Palm does not lock any phone into another exclusive deal. My frustration is that Palm finally releases a truly innovative new product fit to wear the name Palm and they lock it into a network with subpar network service.

I think the Pre missed it’s big sale window not due to season, but to the poor choice of Sprint. I believe that consumers are not willing to downgrade the quality of service. So, for those Sprint customers that are content with their current service, they stay.

T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon customers that have better service, especially in rural and remote areas, simply cannot afford to switch and lose digital service. Why buy a smart phone that isn’t?

I believe that once the Pre / Sprint contract is up and it becomes available to the other 3 major providers, Palm will see the significance of their error and an increase in sales.

My hope is this: That the Pre can help financially and push Palm into innovation consistently again, tweaking the WebOS and Palm platform to become a major competitor. I also hope that Palm does not lock any phone into another exclusive deal.

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