Ok, maybe it's not part 27, but at this point we're not really keeping track. The latest from the rumor mill comes courtesy of dtokarz in our forums and the rumor is this: the launch date should be May 17th, the standard Sprint Sunday launch immediately after the May 14th airing of CBS' Survivor Reality TV show. Apparently the Pre will make a cameo there -- we leave the implications of Palm appearing on Survivor as an exercise to the reader.
The next thing to add to your calculations are the exact layout of some tea leaves, erm, the entrails of a chicken, um, the date of Apple's Worldwide Developer's Conference: June 8-12. As Gas Man brings up in the forums (and as noted at MyPre), it would behoove Palm to get the thing out the door in advance of that show, just in case Apple manages to announce new iPhone hardware. Actually, we'd like it released before then because it would be pretty fun to see what might be a significant number of Apple developers at the show sporting the Pre instead of the iPhone.
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I'm hoping for April 30 now as the guy on twitter that already has one has been saying. Seems reasonable enough to me and much more hopeful.
April, 1x.
April 17!!!
Sounds possible, but I'm thinking June and anything sooner is a plus!
Same! Anything earlier than JUNE!! JUNE sucks. Except for warm weather, bbq's, and girls in bikinis. But def. not Pre weather in June!
With as little info as we have, I'm believing later rather than sooner. June 30th is the soonest I can believe.
All though believe me, I know that my prediction doesn't help precentral.net web traffic, and thus web ad revenue rates.
8th
Yes please stop with these rumor dates, This joint aint coming out till June...maybe, im soooo ready to get rid of this winmo htc diamond(crap phone). Hurry up Sprint/Palm. On Nation
I highly doubt that the Pre will make an appearance on a Survivor show that was taped months ago!!!
However, It is possible that it could be on the live final show.
why not? they gave dummy models for idiot actors to hold at people choice awards photo dog and pony in Jan. Do you think functioning models are needed for product placements?
im thinking sometime in May, so atleast it will be on the market for roughly a month before the iphone 3.0 comes out
July 15 - August 15 is my guess. Palm has been about three to four months late on average for their last devices (not counting those outright canceled)
The day after the new iPhone is announced.
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