As Jake implied you need to step into the real-world, Apple is not the end-all be-all. Palm already has a SDK for the Pre called the Mojo, the app store for the Palm Pre is called App Catalogue. How soon some forget, the 1st iphone did not have an app store until a year later.

great, a competitor for android! so it will be this palm pre or an android phone, need to find more info on this pre.

ps: i do NOT like apple and the iphone, so they are not on my list :-)

However, what I’ve seen of the Pre looks like they’re got the UI nailed, and more importantly, the way the applications all interact with each other, and with your information. It almost blurs the whole definition of an application – it’s just your info, there, when you want it. The iPhone’s applications are each great individually, but they don’t have the (I hate to say it) “synergy” the Palm shows.

If this Palm Pre is as good as it looks, I can see my iPhone being relegated to a de-facto iPod Touch!!

I do think the Sprint exclusivity is a HUMUNGOUS mistake, unless the GSM/UMTS version comes out at the same time or VERY shortly afterwards. I always remember Motorola making this mistake with the Q and Verizon. Remember how hot the Q was, until the 90% GSM/UMTS rest of the world got tired of waiting, by which time Samsung, HTC et all had satisfied that thirst with oodles of QWERTY-phones.

The only issue with Sprint is they’ve had very poor customer service in the past, which for me has improved greatly over the past year or two.

I’ve got a few small issues with the Pre, mostly the small battery and relatively small flash size (I’d prefer 32GB, but even 16GB would be nice), but I’ll still almost certainly be getting it day of release.

palm got my attention w/the Pre but we’ll see. i’d have to see it handson before i let palm back into my geeky heart :P

Sometimes I wonder whether you Apple people live in the real world or not.