"A research group has claimed the Palm Pre will cost $170 to make."
With claims that networks will provide the Pre to customers at around $200, will this mobile device become an iPhone Killer??
If Apple was not going to update the iPhone, this is a reason why they should maybe rethink their decision.
After looking at the specifications of the Palm Pre I was sold, I have so far held back from buying what seems like the must have mobile device on the planet. In Feb I was an inch away from accepting the penalty for exiting my current mobile phone tariff, but after seeing the Palm Pre for the first time during CES I chose not to waste my money.
With rumors of a new iPhone to hit our shelfs in the second half of 2009, I'm sure happy my current mobile tariff runs to October. The Palm Pre, does seem like a revolution, by taking the good that Apple introduced in the market of touchscreen mobile devices, Palm has added user functionality, which I'm sure will make the end user experience amazing, but now the question of what Apple can bring to the market looms in the air. Will the new Apple iPhone be a step above the rest or will it only fix the problems that are apparent in the current model (mainly the lack of a high quality camera, MMS), along with a faster processor. I do not believe that Apple needs to totally redesign the iPhone, from a design prospective it works, its sleek, follows a simple logic and is loved by the public. But if Apple want to keep their strangle hold on this new mobile device market, it will have to step up the user experience...
All we can do is wait and see what the eventual outcome will be, for all of us on the sideline it is sure to be entertaining.
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