Sprint's Inventory Newsletter - Not good news

haydur · 03/20/2009, 10:08 AM

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Samsung M810, red LG Lotus found in Sprint's playbook?

The blurry shot isn't exactly good news for those of us (like myself) expecting an April launch date. Also, consider the fact that IF they were to launch in the first or second week of April, they should have started advertising by now, considering the need to start that push at least a month in advance.

Syphon · 03/20/2009, 10:13 AM

Yea, I saw this earlier this morning. I thought the same thing. =/

steinbej · 03/20/2009, 10:14 AM

As if we didn't know right from the start,

"First half of '09 release"

equals

June 30th, if you're lucky, June 29.

Duh.
-- JOsh
PS Still no developer SDK, so it's not like Pre's release is imminent.

B-model · 03/20/2009, 10:54 AM

I'm stickin' w/ April

patchs · 03/20/2009, 10:58 AM

IMO, we'll know from the signs about a month out.
I'm thinking May barring any other issues.
It's obvious that Palm wants the Pre out ASAP but they know they can't afford a glithchy launch.

cary328is · 03/20/2009, 11:01 AM

I'm sticking with April as well

SeanBlader · 03/20/2009, 11:36 AM

Sounds like a poll ready for the speculation thread.

I say June. Maybe 2nd or 3rd week. If I was Palm I'd want that extra month or two to get the SDK as close to perfect as time could possibly allow.

NBENZ · 03/20/2009, 11:47 AM

This doesnt change anything. Still going with mid may to early june release.

cardfan · 03/20/2009, 11:50 AM

I say June but have all along.

miles4000 · 03/20/2009, 12:03 PM

June!

Beanis · 03/20/2009, 12:08 PM

Not being listed on there just indicates they still don't know when they will release it. I seriously don't expect them to announce a release earlier than 2 weeks from launch.

KrazyRogue · 03/20/2009, 12:09 PM

Me say May

Outrigger · 03/20/2009, 12:13 PM

I'm confused as to why some would think April when its already towards the end of March. Most of these companies have a hard enough time meeting deadlines, so when I hear 1H09, I take that as we'll try by the end of June. I just hate seeing people getting their hopes up for an unrealistic release date.

NBENZ · 03/20/2009, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Beanis

Not being listed on there just indicates they still don't know when they will release it. I seriously don't expect them to announce a release earlier than 2 weeks from launch.

actually i think they do know when they will release it, but probably wont announce the date until about a month or so before the actual release date. So if we're expecting a june release they might not announce it until may or maybe late april sometime.

hkklife · 03/20/2009, 01:25 PM

I've said June 30th since CES and I'll stick to my guns on that one. And, I'll even go on record to say that it'll be launch with limited/spotty availability for the first month or two. Partially due to pent-up demand, partially due to artifical reasons (remember the old NES cartridge "shortages"?) and partially due to the fact that the bugs will still be getting worked out.

While Palm had MUCH more to show at CES than I ever expected, it's really unreasonable to expect an undersized, underfunded, and consistently underperforming company such as Palm to be able to work miracles in a few months' time.

meyerweb · 03/20/2009, 01:40 PM

I have the absolutely, guaranteed correct, no nonsense prediction:

It'll be released when Palm and Sprint decide it's ready. Not a day sooner.

And none of the guessing, whining, begging and *****ing going on around here is going to change that. (;-)}

Scott R · 03/20/2009, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by meyerweb

I have the absolutely, guaranteed correct, no nonsense prediction:

It'll be released when Palm and Sprint decide it's ready. Not a day sooner.

I disagree. I think there's a good chance that they will release it before it's ready.

Gas Man · 03/20/2009, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by miles4000

June!

Have to add Humor to our forum

How about July 15th before it reaches our hands?

When is TC going to have a contest for the dates for the new phone?

BARYE · 03/20/2009, 02:13 PM

if I was an investor in Palm stock, a speculator in Palm options, an owner like Bono -- I'd care enough to obsess on the release date.

If my phone was broke and barely usable (like my 650 was nearly 2 years ago) -- and I needed to replace it SOOOON -- I'd care enough to obsess on the release date.

But grant me if you will, this assumption:

your phones ain't broke, and you all ain't Bono --

so why you all obsessing so much on this ???

Gas Man · 03/20/2009, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by hkklife

I've said June 30th since CES and I'll stick to my guns on that one. And, I'll even go on record to say that it'll be launch with limited/spotty availability for the first month or two. Partially due to pent-up demand, partially due to artifical reasons (remember the old NES cartridge "shortages"?) and partially due to the fact that the bugs will still be getting worked out.

While Palm had MUCH more to show at CES than I ever expected, it's really unreasonable to expect an undersized, underfunded, and consistently underperforming company such as Palm to be able to work miracles in a few months' time.

Let's hope that it will not be as "buggy" as our 700P's were.
Hopefully they released "Epocrates" at the same time!!

03/20/2009, 10:13 AM	#2 (permalink)
Syphon Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,010 Likes Received: 1 Thanks: 167 Thanked 189 Times in 80 Posts	Yea, I saw this earlier this morning. I thought the same thing. =/
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03/20/2009, 10:14 AM	#3 (permalink)
steinbej Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Binghamton, NY Posts: 400 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	As if we didn't know right from the start, "First half of '09 release" equals June 30th, if you're lucky, June 29. Duh. -- JOsh PS Still no developer SDK, so it's not like Pre's release is imminent.
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03/20/2009, 10:54 AM	#4 (permalink)
B-model Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: NYC Posts: 1,438 Likes Received: 3 Thanks: 196 Thanked 30 Times in 20 Posts	I'm stickin' w/ April __________________ da Gimp Please note: My spelling sucks and I'm to lazy to check it.
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03/20/2009, 10:58 AM	#5 (permalink)
patchs Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 1,210 Likes Received: 6 Thanks: 78 Thanked 80 Times in 53 Posts	IMO, we'll know from the signs about a month out. I'm thinking May barring any other issues. It's obvious that Palm wants the Pre out ASAP but they know they can't afford a glithchy launch.
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03/20/2009, 11:01 AM	#6 (permalink)
cary328is Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 519 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 180 Thanked 40 Times in 33 Posts	I'm sticking with April as well
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03/20/2009, 11:36 AM	#7 (permalink)
SeanBlader Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Silicon Valley, CA Posts: 112 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 5 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Sounds like a poll ready for the speculation thread. I say June. Maybe 2nd or 3rd week. If I was Palm I'd want that extra month or two to get the SDK as close to perfect as time could possibly allow. __________________ Developer must watch videos by Douglas Crockford of Yahoo: The JavaScript Programming Language part 1/4 Theory of the DOM 1/3 Advanced JavaScript 1/3
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03/20/2009, 11:47 AM	#8 (permalink)
NBENZ Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 82 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 14 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	This doesnt change anything. Still going with mid may to early june release.
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03/20/2009, 11:50 AM	#9 (permalink)
cardfan Banned Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 3,614 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 264 Thanked 466 Times in 285 Posts	I say June but have all along.
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03/20/2009, 12:03 PM	#10 (permalink)
miles4000 Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,036 Likes Received: 9 Thanks: 14 Thanked 50 Times in 34 Posts	June!
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03/20/2009, 12:08 PM	#11 (permalink)
Beanis Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,636 Likes Received: 40 Thanks: 16 Thanked 355 Times in 176 Posts	Not being listed on there just indicates they still don't know when they will release it. I seriously don't expect them to announce a release earlier than 2 weeks from launch.
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03/20/2009, 12:09 PM	#12 (permalink)
KrazyRogue Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: NYC Posts: 337 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 77 Thanked 28 Times in 18 Posts	Me say May
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03/20/2009, 12:13 PM	#13 (permalink)
Outrigger Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 296 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 3 Thanked 25 Times in 16 Posts	I'm confused as to why some would think April when its already towards the end of March. Most of these companies have a hard enough time meeting deadlines, so when I hear 1H09, I take that as we'll try by the end of June. I just hate seeing people getting their hopes up for an unrealistic release date.
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03/20/2009, 01:25 PM	#15 (permalink)
hkklife Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 439 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 7 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	I've said June 30th since CES and I'll stick to my guns on that one. And, I'll even go on record to say that it'll be launch with limited/spotty availability for the first month or two. Partially due to pent-up demand, partially due to artifical reasons (remember the old NES cartridge "shortages"?) and partially due to the fact that the bugs will still be getting worked out. While Palm had MUCH more to show at CES than I ever expected, it's really unreasonable to expect an undersized, underfunded, and consistently underperforming company such as Palm to be able to work miracles in a few months' time. __________________ Pilot 1000-->Pilot 5000-->PalmPilot Pro-->IIIe-->Vx-->m505-->T\|T-->T\|T2-->T\|C-->T\|T3-->T\|T5-->TX-->Verizon Treo 700P-->Verizon Treo 755p-->Verizon Motorola Droid + Verizon Centro--> Verizon Motorola Droid X + Palm TX-->Verizon Droid Bionic + Palm TX
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03/20/2009, 01:40 PM	#16 (permalink)
meyerweb Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Fairfax, Virginia Posts: 3,387 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 1 Thanked 148 Times in 90 Posts	I have the absolutely, guaranteed correct, no nonsense prediction: It'll be released when Palm and Sprint decide it's ready. Not a day sooner. And none of the guessing, whining, begging and *****ing going on around here is going to change that. (;-)} __________________ Bob Meyer I'm out of my mind. But feel free to leave a message.
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03/20/2009, 02:13 PM	#19 (permalink)
BARYE Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Wash. DC Posts: 1,083 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 226 Thanked 128 Times in 98 Posts	if I was an investor in Palm stock, a speculator in Palm options, an owner like Bono -- I'd care enough to obsess on the release date. If my phone was broke and barely usable (like my 650 was nearly 2 years ago) -- and I needed to replace it SOOOON -- I'd care enough to obsess on the release date. But grant me if you will, this assumption: your phones ain't broke, and you all ain't Bono -- so why you all obsessing so much on this ??? __________________ 755P Sprint SERO (upgraded from unlocked GSM 650 on T-Mobile)
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