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Tech bloggers are whipping up a new frenzy and this time the speculation centers around Palm [PALM
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According to the website eWeek Palm could be looking to stage the public relations coup of the century – and at Apple’s expense.
Here’s the rumor. Palm may be trying to one-up Apple with a release of its long-awaited Pre smartphone on June 7, just one day prior to the start of Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference, where the announcement of a new iPhone is likely.
Sure it sounds like a lot of hype. But it's getting a lot of play. In fact, CNET is saying much the same thing.
And according to MobileCrunch, "the June 7 date for the Pre comes from some supposed internal Sprint documents that name that date as one of two possible launch windows. Earlier rumors had the device appearing in May."
As we so often say, where's there's smoke there's often fire. How likely is this tidbit more than rumor?
CNBC’s Jim Goldman hopes there's nothing to it. "If that’s Palm’s marketing strategy they've got a tough row to hoe. I would think it’s a massive mistake," he says.
And eWeek says much the same. “(The move) would be both brash and risky, as any thunder the company might expect to steal from Apple could just as easily be swiped right back by Apple the very next day."
As a result they conclude, “the move to launch in such a display of one-upmanship just seems pretty unlikely.”
We'll be watching.
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