plus the other big hook for the iTouch is iTunes media management. What would be the hook for a phoneless Pre? Just Synergy and Touchstone?
I mean *I* would like it - like a webOS PDA - but as Don said, I'd want the built-in apps to be more fully baked and comparable to their PalmOS counterparts. On 4/25/10, Levi Wallach <[email protected]> wrote: > Personally, Jim, I think it wouldn't help much at all. I think the main > reason the Touch has done well is that a lot of people won't or can't switch > to AT&T for their cell service, so having a Touch allows them to have an > iPhone minus the phone part and not have to worry about contracts. But the > Pre is now available for two carriers in the US and will soon be at least > one more (AT&T), with the fourth and final one (Tmobile) being planned to > roll out sooner or later. I just don't see people wanting a second network > device (if they already have an smartphone). If they don't have a > smartphone, then this will compete with the iTouch and the iPad. And unlike > for the phone where they have all the carriers to market and sell their > devices (ok, so they've done a horrible job of it!), they would be on their > own, mainly trying to get places like Best Buy, Costco, Walmart, etc., sell > it. If they could get the price down enough and get these companies to fund > a lot of the marketing, who knows, but to me it's pretty risky. My sense is > that given Palm's financial situation, it needs to be very cautious and > focused about where it puts it's resources. It needs to build up the Palm > Pre brand and reputation as much as it can, maybe even license WebOS to some > 3rd parties who build an iTouch/iPad-like device, but not do it themselves. > That's my $.02 anyway... > > > Levi Wallach > blog: http://twelveblackcodemonkeys.com > tweet me @dvdmon (http://twitter.com/dvdmon) > > > On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 4:25 PM, Jim Griffin <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I just posted this on Twitter...what do y'all think? I believe it would >> help Palm...in the same way the Touch does for Apple: >> >> @Palm Here's an idea...make a WebOS device like the iPod Touch with >> wifi and a camera...and sell it at a reasonable price in retail stores. >> >> >> Jim >> (Via Palm Pre)
