Sprint and Palm
 

Original Thread on Engadget : posted Jun 4th 2009 at 12:22PM

It's hard to say what changed between May 20th and today (any ideas, Verizon / AT&T?), but it seems that Sprint's tone on the impending Pre launch has shifted just a bit. In a new report over at Bits, we're told that both Sprint and Palm are informing the public to not expect lengthy lines on launch day. Naturally, both firms are spinning this like it's a good thing, with Palm's Lynn Fox proclaiming that "[Palm's] not like Apple." Mark Elliott, a spokesman for Sprint, even went so far as to say that it was actually attempting to "manage the exact opposite" of long lines, noting that Sprint wanted "each customer to get the experience" rather than being rushed in and out. Honestly, the spin factor was most obvious when he outed this line: "[Success] is not about having a line out the door; it's about being able to treat each customer and make sure they're happy with their decision." Alrighty then.

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yea right i had my buddy look into this and the reason for the no lines is because they dont have enough supply.... besy buy stores are getting 4 of them in stock and stores are getting around the same.... the reason for the lines isnt because not wanted and deemanded but because of lack of product... thats what they have to learn, look at apple and their stock on release day...... why doesnt palm and htc do as they do and market the hell outta it to get the hype and than have mass quantities to sell on opening day.

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they already had pushed back the launch date too far, if they pushed it any further back the new iphone would have come out and they would be screwed cause there are some nice features in that new iphone that people were going to go to the palm pre to solve. So they have an option either get the devices to the hardcore fans in a way that would put them out of the 30 days by the time the iphone comes out but only have enough for those people or wait another month risk losing more customers to the iphone but have enough for everyone that wants one.

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It seems that every hyped release is always pushed back. Remember the i930? By the time the phone was released WM5 was on the market. I'm waiting for the TP2, but I know the release dates are July to September, it will be more like December or 2010.

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well idk im just glad that sprint will take the time with you and walk you threw the new phone with you and not just take your cash and say next. lol... We will see how it gos tomorrow.

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aaaaaaaaaaahahahaha dude...love that user name!!!!

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hahahaah all of us old schoolers know all about the i930 through nextel and that brick hahaha

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god i hated that phone...lol

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hahaha me too but i sported it for arounf 5 months before i made the smart move and went to sprint and got my first ppc which was a weak one if i should say so myself and got the palm 700wx..... it was either that or the 6700 at the time :sad:

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6700 all the way!! hahaha soo good wm5 shits hott. someone needs to make a wm5 theme for 6.5 :P

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hehe I still have my 930 and I have no idea why. Unless I want to show it to my grandkids and talk about the good ole days.

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What? Then who the hell did I sell my Moto Q to?? I could have sworn I sold it to you. Either that or I'm getting too old.

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nope had a q but lasted for 2 days and got that one from ebay..... another blast from the past especially here could it have been lalo41 hahaha

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well......... It what that iamdashit19 kid or whatever his name was. he was a mod on smartmodz.

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Just came from a Sprint Corp. Store about an hour ago.. Store was packed and full of people walking out the door with their PRE's... Att and Apple's iPhone are an big trouble...

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yea the phone is old and thinking about changing my user name if i can since the phone is out of date.. but yea that was my 1st win mobile phone at the time. Yea i also hated that phone.. But at the time when i joined Wckediden i had alto of them..

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It's all good. Think of all the "war" stories you can tell the new kids on the site.

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Nice. My boss is getting one. He gets any new phone that comes out for FREE. I'm a little tired of shelling out for the same phone. But at least I'll get to play with his phone on Monday.

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word thats me than hahahaha i guess i bought it from you than

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Well that’s comforting to know I’m not losing my mind just yet. (I was like WTF!!?? Maybe I need to question my reality.)

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hahahahha maby you do lmao naw just messing and i have been there before trust me hahahaa