Palm’s long-awaited competitor to the iPhone, the Pre, will go on auction on June 6, Palm said that on Tuesday, and will cost $200 and up with a two-year agreement, depending on the plan.
The Pre goes just two days before Apple’s WWDC keynote, where the company is anticipated to broadcast the third-creation iPhone.
The Pre looks like a genuine competitor to the iPhone. The software looks very efficient, influential and easy to use, and the hardware includes a built-in keyboard, an important distinguishing trait.
But Palm before now seems to be pulling consumer-unfriendly aerial tricks with pricing. The $200 price tag is dependent on a $100 mail-in refund, which is never accepted. And the data plans appear to cost between $70 and $90 a month (it’s not clear on Sprint’s page which plan the Pre needs). Plus, Palm is charging an extra $70 for the pioneering Touchstone charger, and $30 for a car charger.
Apple of itinerary charges extra for an iPhone docking cradle, but Palm seems to be nickel-and-diming patrons previously.
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