[ImmaSlave4U]

I was going to create a poll, but it looks like I didn't check the box.

Anyway, do you like the name 'Pre'?

Is it a good name to market? What YOU think?

[Alli]

I think it is an awful name. Too short and too easily confused with half a dozen other devices. What were they thinking!

[VaccPalm]

Not that it matter alot but yeah i think its a lame name. But again as long as I like the phone its good.

[cardfan]

I think it stinks actually. Great piece of hardware and some cool new features, but in some areas, palm leaves you wondering.. So much so that a slam dunk isn't a sure thing.

[Kupe]

I suppose it's better than "Post" - but only barely.

[jmg_P1OS21]

*they beat me =(

If this phone if the Pre, then I am waiting for the "POST" version: GSM (US 3G bands) with at least 16GB (32GB would be better)...

=)

[davidtm]

Kinda lame, but its being short will help it become easily adopted over time.

[Walter E Kurtz]

I don't know how "Palm Pre" could be confused with anything... I like it though.

[dfine1966]

To be honest, I think it is clever. They are using Pre as to mean the beginning of something new. This is the beginning of a whole new Palm with a whole new operating system. Right now the operating system and phones are in it's infant form of what it will become. The Pre means this is only the beginning.

[TurboTiger]

Sucks big time.

[lastdetailwd]

I think it's a nice name...but having the pro as well just confuses things. I can see reps at Sprint and Best Buy mixing up the phones all the time when people purchase them.

[theog]

The name sucks... but as long as it works well, I don't care if it was called "Palm Dog **** Phone" or even "PPhone" or even "Palm Windows Device."

[Dr.Grace]

Reminds me of the car named "Aspire".

[firstbeat]

Hate it

[scaryhumor]

To be honest, I think it is clever. They are using Pre as to mean the beginning of something new. This is the beginning of a whole new Palm with a whole new operating system. Right now the operating system and phones are in it's infant form of what it will become. The Pre means this is only the beginning.

You sold me. Well said. As if you work for the Palm PRPRPR $department$. $If$ $you$ $don$'$t$ $already$ $work$ $for$ $them$, $hit$ $them$ $up$ $with$ $your$ $resume$.

I now officially like the name.

[Gerorne]

I think it could have been better, but I don't think it's horrible, and it's already grown on me.

[PreThinking]

Pre sounds good to me.

[Eguy]

I don't like it, sound like a food dish.

[Pearl_Diva]

I don't really like it. I also think they shouldn't have used something that could be confused with "Pro". Look how many people get confused over the release date. Those "early" release dates seemed to have applied to the Pro. And I'm suspecting the March 15th rumor may really be the Pro also.

[BARYE]

I don't really like it. I also think they shouldn't have used something that could be confused with "Pro". Look how many people get confused over the release date. Those "early" release dates seemed to have applied to the Pro. And I'm suspecting the March 15th rumor may really be the Pro also.

yup --

I agree with all the reasons why its a bad name.

Its even an awkward search term being a prefix (which might well be why prefix would be a good name for this forum, BTW) Perhaps Palm had not heard of the intertube or the Google when they had their naming brainstorm.

Perhaps to save cash, Palm, instead of hiring one of those pricey naming consultants, chose to contract this important task to a bunch of creative pre-schoolers ...