iPhone: I do not think iPhone users that use the device for media/games/apps will be leaving. They finally have money invested in more than just the phone and in this economy, they do not want to re-buy apps that may or may not be available for a while on webOS.

WinMo: I really see Palm stealing WinMo users (like me). It is easier to develop for webOS and I think since the Pre has a hardware keyboard and can multitask, it is going to be stealing quite a few WinMo people…especially Sprint users.

Blackberry: Ugh…yeah. RIM puts something in the water that just makes people crazy over them. I have owned the Bold twice, and it never lasted more than 3-4 days before going back. I do not get it, but to each his own.

Feature/cell phones: If the price is right, I think this is going to be another smartphone gateway device like the Centro and the iPhone.

I have played with the emulator and I can tell you that the OS is the best mobile OS I have ever seen that can multitask. I think Sprint will give demo units to their business contracts to test out to see if they will work in their company. Better EAS support than the iPhone and sexier than any WinMo device I have seen could win over quite a few execs.

Gaming is the big unknown right now, but isn’t it so nice of Apple to make those non-iPhone things that still can play all of the iPhone apps called the iPod Touch!

Mike, I understand what you are saying but in their last quarter Palm burned $92million in cash. This new $100, if it isn’t gone yet it will be. Plus, they are going to need to spend a fair bit of money in for the Pre’s launch. They lost a total of $94 million last quarter which just gets added to all the rest of what they owe. In order to turn around they need to be not only profitable but will have to figure out how to start paying down their massive debts. Either that or have enough positive momentum and a bright enough future that debtors are willing to convert debt to stock.

Anyway, lets hope they can figure out how to make it.

If the Pre is a success or not, I don’t think it’s going to be the end of Palm. Back in late December, Palm secured $100 million in funding from some company by the name of Elevation Partners. ( http://bit.ly/19Ardu ) The timing on this was announcement was horrible and most news sites didn’t think much of it. However, I think they saw the potential that the Pre has and other designs that Palm has on the table to float that much cash into the company. I don’t think Palm can blow through $100 million on this phone alone. That cash should last them a while. At least I hope it does – for Elevation’s sake.