So what's "groundbreaking" about this phone anyways? It can't do anything the iPhone or the G1 (which I have now) can't do...and WHAT are those prices all about? I have a mid-tier text/phone plan from T-Mobile at 39.99/mo. The service plan for the G1 is 24.99/mo. So I pay basically $70 and have an open-source phone with TONS of great FREE applications. And the phone itself only cost $99.99 if you have an upgrade at T-Mobile.

What is so different about Mac vs. PC, they both do fundamentally the same thing, yet people argue over the topic every day. The answer is that they're the same, it's -how- they work that is the difference. I think it's the same answer to your question as well. I had a Palm Treo about 5 years back that does 'fundamentally' the same thing as an iphone or G1, yet it certainly doesn't do it as well. Just like any phone, I don't think it's for people such as yourself who are completely happy, it's for people who want a phone which works differently. If you want to know whats different, this site, engadget, pcmag, etc. all have some great articles on the pre's functionality. Do a search. If you're happy with your phone and it's price, i'd say stick with what you have.

@ brian:

I have never before written a post just to say, "Great Post!" to someone, but today's my day!

Of course, if everybody had as much sense as you, we wouldn't have all these message boards, and where would all these businesses advertise?

Its the Apple fanboy mentality that assumes you *need* to switch phones when this comes out. Like Brian said, some won't need it (like people with G1 didn't NEED a G3). But, if you're in the market and the product is good, then get it. This will be cheaper, annually. If that's a factor, get a Pre. If you need to fit in a crowd of cool people, get the newest iWhatever. The hypocrisy is that Apple Moonies will JUMP for the next iPhone, but dismiss any other maker with a new/updated product that delivers a similar format. Apple isn't better than PC, and vice versa. Palm makes great mobile office products. Apple makes flashy "fun" things. Its preference and needs. I like the Palm stuff, but will wait and see how this does in the real world before making a decision. Unheard of for Apple owners. *not written from my Newton tablet*

I'm looking forward to seeing this new phone. I'll wait a bit before getting it, though, so the fanboys and gadget-hounds can blog about it's good and bad points. But I'll probably have it myself before summer's done.

Did I really just read that? "Apple isn't better than PC and vice-versa." Ok, have you ever actually used a Mac? We've all used PCs, but have you ever used Adobe Premiere on a Dual SLI-P4 HT Sony Vaio piece of crap with 4 Gigs of RAM? And then compared that with a Macbook (not a Pro), that I can do professional lvl editing on while I Twitter away? No? I have a Macbook & an HP Pavilion DV4. The PC is prettier, but the Mac is my anti-Norton, anti-hacker device. Phones? They don't really matter.

Once again, why do you think MACS are so powerful? You can build any PC (PERSONAL COMPUTER... which could be a MAC or a Unix, Linux, Microsoft based operating system-MACHINE) that Once again, why do you think MACS are so powerful? You can build any PC (PERSONAL COMPUTER... which could be a MAC or a Unix, Linux, Microsoft based operating system-MACHINE) that could be better than the other. It's all in how much money you have to spend. Here's one reason why I dis-like an apple machine. A good friend of mine who owns an AV studio wanted to upgrade his MAC machine to 16 gigs. Without asking for anyone's assistance he learned about the hardware and bough the memory. He had a problem with the sticks and called MAC for help. They told him, he didn't buy it from them, they can't help him out. Not even to tell him if he had the right sticks or not. The encouraged him to try and return the sticks, then buy a set from Apple directly. Honestly, they want to keep the money in the company, but WTF was a comment like that? Apple can blow and keep their pre-made machines. When he told me that, I called HP and they told me what 3rd party memory sticks we should look into. They had no problem with telling us what other sticks we could use. So, i'll spend a few G's to build faster and more efficient machines than they offer. If I come across a person who wants great hardware and a MAC OS, no problem. What does this have to do with the phone? I think it's great Palm is introducing a new operating system and a piece of hardware. The last time I had a palm based phone was in 1998 to 2000 and I loved it! You could do anything on their operating systems; just as you can on most other smart phones. I bet you I can find a C# compiler for a palm OS faster than I can find one for a Windows Mobile based phone. The company is not afraid to open its technology to others; unlike apple

Bottom line, like many others have said before me, you can do anything with multiple machines. Do you really need to upgrade to a new phone every few months? Probably not, I had a verizon xv6700 for 5 years. I kept it that long because I flashed Win-mobile 6 on the phone. The amazing thing was, the 6700 series of smart phones has a faster processor than the 6800 and 8000 series. It performed a little bit better than some of the newer phones. Too bad the built in camera was only 1MP.
be better than the other. It's all in how much money you have to spend. Here's one reason why I dis-like an apple machine. A good friend of mine who owns an AV studio wanted to upgrade his MAC machine to 16 gigs. Without asking for anyone's assistance he learned about the hardware and bough the memory. He had a problem with the sticks and called MAC for help. They told him, he didn't buy it from them, they can't help him out. Not even to tell him if he had the right sticks or not. The encouraged him to try and return the sticks, then buy a set from Apple directly. Honestly, they want to keep the money in the company, but WTF was a comment like that? Apple can blow and keep their pre-made machines. I'll spend a few G's to build faster and more efficient machines than they offer. If I come across a person who wants great hardware and a MAC OS, no problem.

I have an old Palm LifeDrive and candybar shaped Sanyo phone I'm using on Sprint and I'm looking to consolidate/replace. I'm looking very closely at the Pre for this purpose.

For the Mac and PC fan boys, this phone is very much anti-Microsoft, not anti-PC or anti-Apple. It supports MP3 and AAC, but not WMV. Palm was top dog in the PDA category until HP, Dell, and Microsoft took the market. Might be some bitterness there...

If Gearlog would send me one I'd be happy to write/blog about it and just let me keep the phone. I'd even learn how to twitter if needed. :)