Seth

Palm's Pre Goes a Step Further Than the iPhone

Ken - Editors occasionally adjust headlines as they deem necessary. The vast majority of the time they nail it. Sometimes, as with anyone's efforts, the mark can be missed a little in the effort.

Here, you're correct. No question. The original headline when published on Metue.com was "CES 2009: Palm Pre Gets the Spotlight." The reworked version on SA suggests the Pre is better, or will beat, the iPhone. As you noted, that's not the take of the article.

My take - to restate it in a sentence or two - The Pre and WebOS have some impressive, and well thought out, features. The phone is a slick device. first look, it impresses. Will it help Palm? probably. Will it be enough to grab "real" market share or take away from the iPhone or other devices out there (RIM, Apple, Nokia, etc)...that's much harder to say.

The products all have their strengths and weaknesses and will win raves or critisms depending on the needs of the reviewer.

Palm's facing a lot of challenges. They've made a nice device, and with it, now the company's story is sure to be a lot more interesting. iPhone killer? no. interesting competitor or addition to the iPhone, Blackberry, Android, Nokia smartphone world - looks like it.