Comments on: Palm Pre: why Palm’s innovative handset failed in the UK http://www.pda-247.com/wordpress/2010/03/palm-pre-why-palm%e2%80%99s-innovative-handset-failed-in-the-uk/ Intelligent Mobile Discussion Mon, 23 May 2011 18:43:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Matt King http://www.pda-247.com/wordpress/2010/03/palm-pre-why-palm%e2%80%99s-innovative-handset-failed-in-the-uk/#comment-9796 Matt King Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:42:31 +0000 http://www.pda-247.com/wordpress/?p=12087#comment-9796 The main issues as I see it were 1. Shipped too late and already behind the US release for features 2. Few issues reported with the hardware in the US. If palm fixed those for UK release they certainly didn't mention it. 3. Price and contract the same as an iPhone. It hadn't (and hasn't) reached the critical mass that the iPhone has so it was far riskier. For non-palm lovers why risk getting a pre when all your mates has an iPhone? The os is great but it's not something you'll get from 5 minutes in a shop. 4. O2 exclusivity. 5. Where was the marketing? 1.4 is a pretty nice update. It's shocking we still don't have an app store that we can buy things on though. Do they not want our money? The main issues as I see it were
1. Shipped too late and already behind the US release for features
2. Few issues reported with the hardware in the US. If palm fixed those for UK release they certainly didn’t mention it.
3. Price and contract the same as an iPhone. It hadn’t (and hasn’t) reached the critical mass that the iPhone has so it was far riskier. For non-palm lovers why risk getting a pre when all your mates has an iPhone? The os is great but it’s not something you’ll get from 5 minutes in a shop.
4. O2 exclusivity.
5. Where was the marketing?

1.4 is a pretty nice update. It’s shocking we still don’t have an app store that we can buy things on though. Do they not want our money?

]]> By: Peter (PDA-247) http://www.pda-247.com/wordpress/2010/03/palm-pre-why-palm%e2%80%99s-innovative-handset-failed-in-the-uk/#comment-9779 Peter (PDA-247) Mon, 01 Mar 2010 07:59:04 +0000 http://www.pda-247.com/wordpress/?p=12087#comment-9779 I see Webos as the best potential for the future still. Palm has cash in hand, which means they're not at any risk. They could do worse than to try and get some other hardware manufacturers on board. Also OS 1.4 was properly released last weekend - I'm going to do a write up now, because it's got to a very nice state now. I see Webos as the best potential for the future still.

Palm has cash in hand, which means they’re not at any risk.
They could do worse than to try and get some other hardware manufacturers on board.

Also OS 1.4 was properly released last weekend – I’m going to do a write up now, because it’s got to a very nice state now.

]]> By: David Choy http://www.pda-247.com/wordpress/2010/03/palm-pre-why-palm%e2%80%99s-innovative-handset-failed-in-the-uk/#comment-9777 David Choy Mon, 01 Mar 2010 04:38:45 +0000 http://www.pda-247.com/wordpress/?p=12087#comment-9777 They shot themselves in the foot in the UK, and they're doing worse in the Asia Pacific region. Still no word on a release date in the Asia-Pacific region, but a likely timeframe of Q4. I think it was very dumb that they did the whole delayed release thing. IT wasn't even due to high demand. People and the media have pretty much forgotten about Palm Pre which makes a late release even worse. I am just so disappointed that the only real challenger to the iPhone was neglected. Instead we have Windows Mobile 7-who have told all their developers to write from scratch, Android - a fragmented platform without a consistent interface or specifications, ensuring a poor software platform- and RIM who are mimicking palm in terms of an old tired OS sorely in need of a refresh. They shot themselves in the foot in the UK, and they’re doing worse in the Asia Pacific region. Still no word on a release date in the Asia-Pacific region, but a likely timeframe of Q4.

I think it was very dumb that they did the whole delayed release thing. IT wasn’t even due to high demand. People and the media have pretty much forgotten about Palm Pre which makes a late release even worse.

I am just so disappointed that the only real challenger to the iPhone was neglected. Instead we have Windows Mobile 7-who have told all their developers to write from scratch, Android – a fragmented platform without a consistent interface or specifications, ensuring a poor software platform- and RIM who are mimicking palm in terms of an old tired OS sorely in need of a refresh.

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