Analysis of Palm Pre rumors

In June in Palm Pre-listed digital enthusiasts at the moment is probably the hottest topic to one of Sprint will be issued to the previous statements and this product made on the parameters of the forecast combination, we are now able to broadly describe The outline of the products, but we may wish to carry out some evaluation of these rumors and see how their credibility.

No two ways about the fact that right now, Sprint is being held to win a free Palm Pre guessing the prizes, the deadline for application time Central Time 11:59 pm next Monday, and one week after the May 26 ballot will be held.

In addition, the Internet has also been a lot of speculation on the phone, including:

1) The Wall Street Journal will be May 19 in Palm Pre released the prices and sale dates, credibility: Four stars (out of 5)

2) Best Buy will be held June 7, "test release" Palm Pre phones. Many websites have claimed that Best Buy will be listed in this group of pre-date a limited number of mobile phone Palm Pre. At the same time, Engadget said Best Buy TouchStone the Palm Pre charger sale date will be June 7. But Sprint is normally issued only on weekdays new products. Credibility: two stars

3) June 5 to Palm Pre-house release. BGA provides an internal document shows that the June 3 -5 days, Palm Pre-house release will be held 3-day meeting, and in the 5th meeting will be released Palm Pre. Although the agenda of the meeting point of view is more credible, but eye-catching calendar is the typographical errors in the hearts of doubt, the credibility of: 2.5 stars;

4) Palm Pre price will be around 550 U.S. dollars. User PreCentral a quiz based on the activities of Sprint estimates of the relevant data out of the bare-metal price of this phone, but to the ultimate users, the price of the agreement should also take into account the price discount and so on. Reliability: 3 stars

5) Palm Pre production costs about 138 U.S. dollars. BusinessWeek quoted a report by iSuppli, said the cost of this phone for 138 U.S. dollars. This costs slightly higher than that of similar smartphones. Reliability: 3 stars

6) Palm Pre production will be only the first batch of 375,000 Taiwan. Palm Pre claimed PalmPreBlog number listed below 40 million units. This forecast seems less credible, in accordance with the above analysis, Palm Pre therefore lower the cost of a great possibility that mass-produced, and although the first batch sold out the listing on the results sounds good, but cell phone users determines the volume manufacturers may again in a few weeks under the production orders, and in this period Android / iPhone / Zune and other products will be listed, inorganic users can buy these products will soon be taken away. Thus the credibility of this rumor is only 1 star.