10 May 09 Palm To Release 375,000 Units Only

While many of the people today are highly anticipating the launch of the Palm Pre, the volume production of this new gadget may be limited to only 375,000 units. Their goal is to keep supply down and demand high, generating obnoxiously long lines and angry mobs.

Yes, this is the same evil strategy Nintendo used to hype of the Wii. Sadly it ended up working surprisingly well, which means we will be seeing quite a bit more of it. Although the Pre is innovative, Palm is in a bit of a different situation than Nintendo was when they launched the Wii. Apple is set to release their new iPhone right around the time when the Pre launches.

Sprint and Palm both NEED this phone to be a success. Sprint is continuing to bleed customers and until the Pre is released Palm has nothing that can really compete with the iPhone or Blackberry. Seeing how great the Pre is shaping up to be, I trust that both Palm and Spring brought on enough smart people to figure out the most effective strategy for the launch.

(Source) Palluxo

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