I was kinda' figuring it might get non-smartphone users (who don't want to pay for a data plan) as well as young users (e.g. I had read that Apple hopes to get tweeners and teens hooked on Apple "koolaid" via the Touch, then upsell them to the iPhone later) exposed to WebOS, and then work their way up to a Pre or Pixi (or whatever device is running it).
Maybe now that the iPad is out, Palm should skip a Touch-sized device, and just do a tablet. Same idea...just larger. Jim (Via Palm Pre) On Apr 25, 2010 6:09 PM, ldouglas <[email protected]> wrote: 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 &nbsp;with >> wifi and a camera...and sell it at a reasonable price in retail stores. >> >> >> Jim >> (Via Palm Pre) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
