The latest date being circulated for the Palm Pre‘s release is June 7th. Now, what makes this date stand out just a bit is the fact that it is a mere 24 hours before Apple holds their World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC). This conference is supposed to be where Apple is expected to unveil their next gen iPhone. So, would this announcement by Apple cast a big old shadow over Palm’s parade?
Pre vs. iPhone 3G (for one day)
Maybe not actually. What it comes down to is software. Both companies have jazzed up and upgraded the technology. But, Palm is obviously hoping to convince the masses that they are better than the iPhone…in ummm….24 hours. Or, they plan to play off the hoopla that is going to surround the whole WWDC and all the comparisons that are obviously sure to be made.
Whole lot of shakin’ going on.
There’s been lots of going-ons between the two companies as of late. We’ve seen some strange bed fellows. We have the former Apple employees who jumped ship to Palm. The rather thinly veiled threat Apple made defending its IP. And most recently, the Elevation partner (which owns about 40% of Palm) pretty much claiming that the Pre was gonna kick the iPhone’s ass. Yeah, the competition is pretty apparent. And come June 7, if the Pre does actually use this date for release, things should get even more interesting.
Apparently lots of folks are very interested in seeing just what Apple’s got to show at the conference, since Apple just announced that they are already sold out. And considering that even the early registration tickets cost over $1,000…that is pretty darn impressive in this economy. No word yet on whether Steve Jobs is going to be there to make the announcements on the new products though. We’ll keep you updated as we find out more.
via: last100
yup…that's a pretty bold step to take..not waiting for apple to release latest phone & price…Last year when Instinct was launched around the same time, Sprint got the chance to lower the price from 199 ( the speculated price) to 129…this year, they won't have any chance to change their strategy.
Since the even is already sold out, that just shows how high the expectations are going to be…Either way, that week in June will be AWESOME for all tech fans!
I can't wait…NEW IPHONE FOR ME…yeah