• The Palm Pre debuted at the CES 2009 convention. The device is a fully-featured smartphone that will be in competition with the Apple iPhone and the RIM BlackBerry.Bloomberg.com: Palm Pre Takes On BlackBerry, IPhone... (January 8, 2009)

  On May 19, 2009, Sprint announced it will sell the Pre exclusively for $200 after mail-in rebate, with a two-year contract service.PC World: Sprint Announces Palm Pre Pricing, Availability (May 19, 2009) Best Buy will sell the smartphone for $199.99 with a 2-year plan and $849.99 without a contract.BestBuy: [1].

  Initially, there was an indication that the Sprint exclusive would last for six months. However, this has been denied by Sprint CEO Dan Hesse.In an interview, as reported by CNET.com, Hesse said "Both Palm and Sprint have agreed not to discuss the length of the exclusivity deal. But I can tell you it's not six months."CNET.com: Sprint CEO says Pre deal is longer than six months

  On June 24, 2009, 18 days after the launch date the Palm Pre App catalog reaches 1 Million Downloads.Palm Pre App Catalog Reaches 1 million downloads

• Carriers Release Dates

  • June 6, 2009: USA - Sprint Sprint: Sprint to Offer Palm Pre Nationwide on June 6

• Fast Facts

  1. Uses new Web OSBloomberg.com: Palm Pre Takes On BlackBerry, IPhone... (January 8, 2009)
  2. Contains 8 GB of internal storageBloomberg.com: Palm Pre Takes On BlackBerry, IPhone... (January 8, 2009)
  3. Features GPS softwareBloomberg.com: Palm Pre Takes On BlackBerry, IPhone... (January 8, 2009)
  4. Three megapixel camera with flashBloomberg.com: Palm Pre Takes On BlackBerry, IPhone... (January 8, 2009)
  5. Wireless chargerBloomberg.com: Palm Pre Takes On BlackBerry, IPhone... (January 8, 2009)
  6. Supports EV-DO and 3GObsessable: Palm debuts Web OS platform on Pre... (January 8, 2009)
  7. Supports Wi-Fi and BluetoothEngadget: The Palm Pre (January 8, 2009)
  8. Display: 3.1 inch touchscreen at 320 x 480Obsessable: Palm debuts Web OS platform on Pre... (January 8, 2009)
  9. Supports multi-touch inputObsessable: Palm debuts Web OS platform on Pre... (January 8, 2009)
  10. Uses "Synergy" to pull contacts from Google, Facebook and other formats into single format
  11. Touchscreen slide-outObsessable: Palm debuts Web OS platform on Pre... (January 8, 2009)
  12. Mini-trackballObsessable: Palm debuts Web OS platform on Pre... (January 8, 2009)
  13. Palm stock jumped almost 35% after the Pre announcementGizmodo: Palm Stock Jumps 34.85% on Palm Pre News (January 8, 2009)
  14. Palm Pre is the cheapest over the course of a two year contract. http://www.billshrink.com/blog/iphone-ve...

• Exclusivity

  It was also announced that Sprint would be the exclusive carrier for the new Palm Pre smartphone, at least at launch time.Engadget: The Palm Pre (January 8, 2009) Other smartphones, such as the Apple iPhone, have caught flack over only offering their phone for one network. It remains to be seen if Sprint will also experience this backlash.

• Public Reaction

  From the crowds at CES to the stock market, the public reaction to the debut of the Palm Pre was a positive one. Many analysts said this actually gave Palm a fighting chance for a comeback and stocks for both Sprint Nextel and Palm soared on the news.Bloomberg.com: Palm Pre Takes On BlackBerry, IPhone... (January 8, 2009)

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  Palm | Palm OS | Smartphones | BlackBerry | iPhone | Palm Treo Pro | How to Choose a Smartphone

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