Howard Stern to Palm: Keep Your Pre, Gimme a BlackBerry

300_blackberry_boldHoward Stern may be many things but he’s not known as a techno geek like other stars. He has been a long-time user of the Palm Treo and he’s made it known he’s up for an update to newer technology. In a rare move for Palm, although a seemingly worthwhile risk, the maker of the Pre arranged to have the new phone special delivered to Stern over the weekend so he could give it a good look. Palm is betting the farm on the Pre and this was a gimmick tailor-made to further the buzz for the Pre. Except for Lotus Notes.

“They’re going to show me the Pre and then take it away. They’re trying to build excitement for this thing. If people don’t buy this I don’t see how Palm keeps going,” said Stern.

Who would have suspected that Stern is totally dependent on Lotus Notes in his work? He’s not the big technical geek you expect to be into Notes but apparently that is the case. After the brief exposure to the Palm Pre Stern has indicated it’s not for him as it doesn’t talk to Lotus Notes. Instead he wants a BlackBerry Bold to replace his aging Treo. Palm couldn’t have foreseen this but it’s not the outcome they were hoping for, that’s for sure.

This accentuates what we say over and over here on jkOnTheRun. Smartphones are very personal technology and the one feature that is not important to the majority can be a deal-breaker to some. Like Lotus Notes compatibility.

(via ZDNet)

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