No matter how strongly I want it to be true, I am not sure I should believe these talks. Rumors all over the net talk that the Pre will be available as early as the middle of February, which sounds impressive and impossible. Yeah, Palm said “we’re doing our best” but getting it on the market so early? Probably not. Recently, the co-CEO of RIM (you know, the Canadians that make BlackBerry phones) mentioned that it is absolutely normal to rush a cool phone and get it out buggy and with problems, but this is not what Palm should do. The first WebOS smartphone should come out when it is absolutely ready and show why this system is superior to its rivals, why Palm is Palm and why they’ll continue to be one of the major players in the smart phone market.
P.S. anybody thinking that February 15, 2009 may actually be the official announcement day of the GSM version of the Palm Pre? It’s the day before the MWC 2009 starts, so it is very likely to see the GSM Pre there - we’ll be at the show, so stay tuned!