Ted Cranmore, Waterloo ON

Why I Would Not Bet on iPhone over Android

You don't have to bet on one or the other. I see both models doing very well for the next few years and likely being the two dominant mobile platforms going forward. People (other than the geek minority) do not value 'openness' as a quality, it's the fruits of openness that matters. Right now it's only been valued by the geeks, this will change over time as the fruits are harvested. Android will easily be #1, and iPhone OS number 2, but both will be very successful. For the other players, may you be happy with your declining share.

Palm's Pre: Likely to Break

I agree. I wish Palm well, but feel they are just too late to this party. With this timing, they'd not only have to produce a very good phone, they'd have to produce something that left everyone else in the dust. I really don't think the Pre is sufficiently better than anyone else's device to shift the market in a major way.

The real point here is that Palm will run out of cash once decent but not outstanding sales emerge. At that point, someone with deeper pockets will buy them. The question is...who? Microsoft? Dell?

Does Palm's Pre Have a Chance Against the iPhone?

The Pre is simply too late into this game. It's not just iPhone, it's all the other players too. Those who want a smart phone and are averse to either Apple or AT&T already have options. To enter the game now, it would need some killer features that really made it stand out, just being a little better at a few things gets it lost in the muddle.

I think someone will buy Palm once the stock has pulled back to the $1 range. How about Dell or HP?