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Re:Palm did it: better experience than Apple by wavesplash on Friday January 09, 2009 @06:21PM (#427288)
You're an Apple fanboy :) 5 million devices sold isn't a dominant market position in the mobile market. It's a drop in the ocean. The market is still wide open and Palm may just have invented the best crossover device for casual users (small form factor) and business users (real keyboard).

The app store issue is moot. There isn't a killer must have app that would keep people on the Apple platform. Facebook is the killer app for the under 35 crowd and it's integrated into the Palm. The iPhone could take note.

It won't be better? I find the iPhone annoying, large and clunky. I'd buy a Pre today if it was out.

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Re:Palm did it: better experience than Apple by jhancock on Friday January 09, 2009 @07:32PM (#427380)
form the specs I've seen of the Pre, it is about twice the thickness of the iPhone and the other dimensions are only slightly less. I guess you will find the Pre also large and clunky.
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Re:Palm did it: better experience than Apple by wavesplash on Friday January 09, 2009 @09:01PM (#427466)
Palm Pre is .19 of an inch thicker than the iphone, and over half an inch shorter. Great size for an average hand or a pocket. Here are the numbers:

http://palmpre.org/palm-pre-vs-iphone-storm-g1

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Re:Palm did it: better experience than Apple by jhancock on Friday January 09, 2009 @10:28PM (#427555)
http://technologizer.com/2009/01/09/palm-pre-vs-apple-iphone... shows these dimensions:

pre 3.96” by 2.34” by 0.67”; 4.76 oz. iPhone 4.3″ by 2.4″by 0.33″; 4.05 oz.

At least one of the articles is incorrect.

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Re:Palm did it: better experience than Apple by lunchbox on Friday January 09, 2009 @10:58PM (#427582)
I'm guessing that they're measuring the Pre (or the iPhone) in different locations.
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Re:Palm did it: better experience than Apple by jhancock on Saturday January 10, 2009 @12:48AM (#427687)
you mean like in an alternate universe? ;)
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Re:Palm did it: better experience than Apple by equim on Saturday January 10, 2009 @08:42PM (#428648)
the technologizer.com article is incorrect - it uses the dimensions and weight of the iPod Touch rather than the iPhone 3G.
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Re:Palm did it: better experience than Apple by chrisbolt on Saturday January 10, 2009 @05:00AM (#427847)
http://tinyurl.com/sizeasy
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