Palm C40, Sprint's version of the Pre 2, is found alive and in usable form
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If you look at the images below folks, you might be surprised to see a Palm Pre 2-ish device, but if you meticulously look closer, you’ll recognize that the handset is running on Sprint’s network. Yes people, it’s none other than the Palm C40, which is essentially Sprint’s version of the Palm Pre 2. Actually, the unit in the images is none other than a prototype and was bought from a Palm employee by the team over at WebOSNation.
From the sound of it all, there were no workaround required in getting the smartphone activated and working on Sprint’s network. And on top of that, it seems to be handling webOS 2.2.4 without any major glitches or problems. Rummaging through the handset, it’s quite evident that this was on its way to Sprint, seeing there are some Sprint apps preloaded on it as well.
However, as we all know by now, this handset didn’t make it to the end of the tunnel, but for now, it’s nothing more than a testament of what could’ve been.
source: WebOSNation via Engadget
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3. mercorp posted on 08 Jun 2012, 11:11 2 1
Webos was great,but hp sadly screwed it up with leo.
4. thedarkside posted on 08 Jun 2012, 11:30 3 3
no palm wasnt great and palm ruined it themselves.
7. Commentator posted on 08 Jun 2012, 15:43 1 0
The Verge recently posted a fantastic article on the rise and fall of Palm and webOS. It's definitely worth the read.
http://www.theverge.com/2012/6/5/3062611/palm-webos-hp-inside-story-pre-postmortem
5. Sangeet posted on 08 Jun 2012, 12:27 1 1
Feels like the same is going to happen with the Blackberry in the near future..!!
But let's hope not for this
6. salic posted on 08 Jun 2012, 12:34 2 0
WebOS was great, but the build quality of the original Pre was a trainwreck... Customers hated that phone, Sprint was right not to release the sequel unfortunately.
8. snowgator posted on 08 Jun 2012, 16:45 1 0
Wow, did I enjoy my Palm Pre Plus while I had it. Yes, the hardware was a bit of a train wreck, but boy did WebOS make for an enjoyable experience. The funny part is the most loyal Palm customers were on Sprint, even as small eve of a community as it was.
What a waste.
9. TooMuchWOW posted on 08 Jun 2012, 23:44 3 0
For it's time the Palm Pre.. Atleast was ahead of it's time. Someone dropped the ball. Webos ahead of it's time.
