Well what can I say - I was wrong. A few weeks ago I ranted about Palm’s emptiness around marketing its upcoming device, the Pre. Well yes, “I was wrong”. Ok, actually at the time I wasn’t wrong, but since then Palm’s redeemed itself by building up some actual hype around this thing.
First, and most importantly, it announced a firm launch date. (Thanks Drew for pointing this out, 12 hours after I published my previous post.) The Pre comes out tomorrow morning (a Saturday launch? When news sources can’t play up the hype?!…. let’s just ignore that for right now and remain proud that there’s at least a date) But once the date was set, the hype ball started rolling.
Jason over at MrMobile has some solid coverage of this hype, and even Sprint is playing up the Pre hype, hinting at device shortages. And you know what: this is GOOD.
Gizmodo’s reported on how big the hype’s building, with some people (person?) buying into Sprint’s low stock threats by waiting in line and other people (idiot?) buying into the device hype by getting fanboy tattoos. Now, as seen here, Sprint is promoting that “the wait is over”. Awesome! They’re actually getting people excited!
Now look, will the device stand up to the hype? I don’t know. Will millions of consumers flock to Sprint stores this weekend? I’m not sure. Will the Pre launch be a success? Only time will tell. Will it kill the iPhone? No. Am I excited to see what happens this weekend? Absolutely.
Anyone out there waking up bright and early to get their hands on one? Beuller?
