You knew it was going to happen, but did we ever imagine the hackers to be culpable? Palm is silencing the Pre Dev Wiki by “politely” warning them to not discuss tethering, as it may anger The Sprint Gods. Palm needs every developer to extol the awesomeness of this device and the wholesomeness of the [...]

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Okay, not real news. That “blog” kind of news. But funny, nonethenless. Gizmodo: Reality check: iPhone vs Palm Pre launch Techcrunch: You call 50,000 Palm Pres Sold a success? Investors don’t think so. Boston Globe: Palm Pre good, but it’s no iPhone Yowsahs.

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Let’s recap some highlights while we all wait for 10AM PT for the other shoe to drop on Palm. Palm releases the Pre at CES in January ’09. No one buys either a Sprint phone or a Palm device for 6 months. Not that’s good for revenue. Palm has a rumored 6 month exclusive distribution [...]

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… the external world starts to wonder as well. CrunchGear: Here’s what’s wrong with the Palm Pre The New York Times: Sprint and Palm: Don’t Expect a Pre Frenzy Interesting. I especially like the bit where the chin of the phone actually causes palm pain for some users.

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It isn’t just me. Check out this Businessweek article! More to come tonight, hopefully.

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