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Palm Pre Is Out, Time For Discussion

Posted by timothy on from the post-pre-is-later dept.

caffiend666 writes "Palm Pre is out, let's discuss the status and compare stories. The first day seems to have gone as well as expected, with many selling out before noon. I bought the second at the local Sprint store, and so far I like it. Much more one-hand friendly than the iPhone. I haven't gotten the main apps to sync with Linux, but the media portion functions much like a thumb-drive with my Fedora-8 Linux system. For the Pre-verts out there, here's some Palm Pre dismantling pictures."

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  1. Fedora 8? by casualsax3 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Please let me know if it syncs with your Windows 95 PC as well. It's the one thing that's kept me from buying one on launch day.

    1. Re:Fedora 8? by caffiend666 · · Score: 4, Funny

      Given I drowned, dismantled, then pried apart all components of my last Windows 95 machine with a screw driver before hitting it over and over again with a hammer, it's save to say it wont sync (I hope).

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  2. Pro-Tip by Kotoku · · Score: 5, Funny

    Pro-Tip: For mass market appeal, don't call your fans Pre-verts.

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    1. Re:Pro-Tip by ChunderDownunder · · Score: 4, Funny

      I thought it was more to do with having distributions with names such as 'Karmic Koala'.

    2. Re:Pro-Tip by David+Gerard · · Score: 2, Funny

      And a Long Term Support edition called 8.04 Hairy Hardon.

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  3. Holding out for the underdog by memphis.barbecue · · Score: 4, Funny

    " seems to of"?

    I'm not familiar with that phrase, O'Neill.

    Seriously, though, I've been with AT&T and didn't want to switch to the iPhone (I root for underdogs), so it's a little disappointing that yet another sweet-looking smartphone is locked in to a single carrier. You have to go with T-Mobile to get an Android phone, and you have to go with Sprint to get the Palm Pre.

  4. Re:Better Javascript support by PopeRatzo · · Score: 4, Funny

    I went to a site that had managed to moderately flummox my iPod Touch (the MacUpdate promotion bundle [slashdot.org]) and the performance was significantly better.

    It'll be interesting to see what happens to this discussion when the fanboys get here. It's Saturday night, so they're all at the multiplex watching "Up" at the moment. Once they're done with their mating rituals to, which mainly consist of coloful displays to each other of their taste in consumer electronics, they'll come here and it will be on.

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  5. How to 'discuss' new hardware on the internet by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    1. Keep in mind that everyone has the exact same needs you do, so everyone by extension should own your device because you are happy with it.

    2. Point out that nobody would ever buy it because your current device does everything anyone could ever want in the world.

    3. When someone points out that not everyone owns your device, say they should and thus have no reason to have any interest in the new product which is just a ripoff of your device anyway.

    4. When someone points out that your device probably doesn't suit every user, say that only the stupid ones who don't know how to use it would be unhappy with it.

    5. If they persist, question the sexuality of the person and call them a fanboy of the competing brand. Checkmate.

  6. Re:Anyone have words about the browsing by pantherace · · Score: 2, Funny

    You believe any rumors surrounding Apple?

    What's the track record on that?