Pre in USA TODAY

**coorspate** · 04/06/2009, 11:15 AM

The pre is in the back of the money section in another NOW ad.

**reminiz** · 04/06/2009, 11:18 AM

are you able to snap a pic of it?

This would make the third paper today.

**MannyZ28** · 04/06/2009, 12:56 PM

Damn, how many newspapers do I have to buy today still? lol

**B-model#CB** · 04/06/2009, 01:24 PM

Originally Posted by MannyZ28

Damn, how many newspapers do I have to buy today still? lol

yeah really.!

**sir_mycroft** · 04/06/2009, 01:34 PM

Originally Posted by MannyZ28

Damn, how many newspapers do I have to buy today still? lol

And how many threads do I have to read? Can't we consolidate these?

**coorspate** · 04/06/2009, 03:02 PM

Originally Posted by Reminiz

are you able to snap a pic of it?

This would make the third paper today.

here it is

**miles4000** · 04/06/2009, 03:16 PM

Same as the WSJ.

Wow thats a bad picture.

**theog** · 04/06/2009, 05:21 PM

Seems palm/sprint are doing this launch right.... I like what I'm seeing.

**berdinkerdickle** · 04/06/2009, 05:32 PM

Thanks for sharing coorspate.

I made the picture a little more pda friendly. :-/

**patchs** · 04/09/2009, 12:01 AM

The ad ran again (Wed) but it was different.
First, the text message on the Pre was changed but the important part is under the Pre in curved lettering is "The Palm Pre."
So now those who didn't know what phone it was know what it's called.

**miles4000** · 04/09/2009, 08:27 AM

Yeah I saw that posted on another site. Smart move. I was thinking they show this new phone in ad and dont even mention its name.

**treosixoo** · 04/09/2009, 10:20 AM

Running Big Ads like these just means we're getting very close now!!

**morningstar1844#IM** · 04/09/2009, 11:43 AM

Originally Posted by treosixoo

Running Big Ads like these just means we're getting very close now!!

Any chance this weekend??

**Derek Kessler** · 04/09/2009, 11:52 AM

Originally Posted by Gas Man

Any chance this weekend??

There's always a chance. It's just a very very very very very small chance. If I get struck by lightning while fighting off a shark attack while I am laying claim to my winning lottery ticket, then maybe the Pre will launch this weekend.

Once we start seeing ads that actually feature the Pre (instead of using it to pimp the Now Network), then you can get excited about 'soon.'

**Walter E Kurtz** · 04/09/2009, 01:05 PM

Does anyone else see it as a bad decision to market a phone to the mass without a release date or price?

I know it's really advertising for Sprint AS WELL AS the Pre, but I can just imagine the calls:
"Hello, I saw this ad in USA Today that had a good looking phone"
"Yes that is the Palm Pre, Sprint's new, exclusive phone"
"Oh well can I get one?"
"Not yet"
"What do you mean? When can I?"
"Before July 2009"
*Click*

**Pearl_Diva** · 04/09/2009, 01:21 PM

Maybe they think of it as stirring up hype. "Hot new phone coming, just wait a little and it'll be yours" type of thing.

I'm just glad they've finally started mainstreaming the Pre!!

**Dic Doc** · 04/09/2009, 01:30 PM

In coorspate's pic of the Pre ad, in the bottom right corner was a peg board game.

Were you at the Cracker Barrel? What was your score on the peg game? Me, I always end up as ig-no-ramus.

**gbp** · 04/09/2009, 03:12 PM

Originally Posted by Walter E Kurtz

"Before July 2009"
*Click*

Nope
FIRST HALF OF 2009

**Pearl_Diva** · 04/09/2009, 04:23 PM

First half of 2009 sounds better to tell people, but doesn't it still mean by July 1st?

However, I'm hoping the May rumors pan out.

**scaryhumor** · 04/09/2009, 09:37 PM

Originally Posted by Dic Doc

In coorspate's pic of the Pre ad, in the bottom right corner was a peg board game.

Were you at the Cracker Barrel? What was your score on the peg game? Me, I always end up as ig-no-ramus.

Good eye.

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