Here's a few juicy tidbits from industry sources this weekend to help satisfy your Pre cravings:
Bloomberg: Interview with Roger McNamee - Bloomberg recently had an interview with Elevation Partner's co-founder and Palm Investor Roger McNamee. In the interview, McNamee explains how the Pre and iPhone will be driving the rapidly expanding smartphone market (right now at 20%), and expects 50% smartphone adoption within 5 years. "They're aren't really fighting each other. They're really fighting Nokia, Motorola....the folks make the old fashioned phones".
In comparing the Pre to Apple's offering, he states he is a longtime Apple user, with Mac computers, an iPhone and iPod touch. "For media, they're fantastic...but our product is just going to run rings around them of the web". And while the competitors such as the Android and iPhone are based on current computer technologies, the Pre is truly a "next generation" device. In addition, Sprint has a more "mature 3G network" and so was a logical choice for the Pre over AT&T.
palmpreFIX: webOS Imitator Alert - A new program for the Android OS copies a lot of the features of the Palm Pre synergy. It consolidates social networks, daily activities and communications all through the address book. The software is also designed to be customizable, so users can choose what applications run through their contacts.
"Is this a threat to webOS's Synergy? Sure...it shows that developers are noticing how powerful the consolidating power of Synergy is, and that this is just the beginning of webOS imitators. It would be interesting...if Palm's patent on the synergy system is being infringed."
Official Palm Blog: Palm fans say the darndest things - A few snippets from the Palm blog contributed by devoted fans, including a sci-fi story, the lifesaving power of Palm, and a concise review of Mobile World Congress. "The Palm blog isn't just for news about us...the comments are a great place to find out what's on the minds of Palm customers and fans (and occasional detractors)."
ANI - Palm Pre named #1 hottest gadget - ANI, A London-based entertainment news source, has named the Palm Pre the "hottest gadget on the planet". The webOS device tops an annual list of 10 gadgets including the Nokia N97, Sony X-Series Walkman, and TomTom Go 940 live. The iPhone 3G just missed the cut, coming in at # 14.
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