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Rumor: Palm Pre to be available on April 30 and sell for $299?
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Well this is quite an interesting rumor we have here, the only thing more interesting is how it broke. No, it wasn’t released by Sprint or Palm, no it wasn’t released by a high ranking official, rather it was announced through Twitter. Is it just me or does Twitter seem to be the way news gets out and spreads like wildfire?
This all started when a beta tester for the Palm Pre received some information from sources he claims reliable about a certain release date for the Pre. The man you ask who started this rumor? One Jim Van, CEO of Logicomm, received the information from an “acct mgr there [Sprint]” who is usually “right on” (for this Tweet, check out the picture below). Since he is the CEO of a company and a beta tester, he seems likely that he would have inside connections so the release date could be right on. Of course, he could be tricking all of us, a scenario I would like to assume won’t happen.
The plot thickens after he releases another tweet, which claims to know the price of the Pre when it becomes available. “BTW - heard frm source (not Sprint) that Pre price tag 2 be $299 with 2 year ctrct…bet it’s $100 or so after all the hype wears off” Now, if the Pre really is available on April 30, and does, in fact, sell for $299 with a two-year contract, won’t that be something?
Since this was released over the weekend, Palm and Sprint probably have not been reached for comment at this time. If anything should happen during the work week, we will be sure to let you folks know.
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