Best Buy mobile turned the entire cellphone world upside down today by slicing a chunk off the price of the Palm Pre to $99.99 with a two year contract. Wow! Of course, selling the Pre for less than a C-note could have meant a number of things. Most importantly, it would have represented a significant discount to the Apple iPhone 3GS, the handset that is probably considered the Pre's closest competitor. If the lower price was kept for a decent amount of time, it could have set up a domino effect of lower prices in the entire smartphone catagory. Alas, it was all a mistake. A "tweet" from the retailer's John Bernier indicates that the $99.99 price tag was incorrect, the price should have read $199.99 and Best Buy is hastily trying to make the necessary corrections. Was anyone able to sneak in a purchase for $99.99?
Alan, an ardent smartphone enthusiast and a veteran writer at PhoneArena since 2009, has witnessed and chronicled the transformative years of mobile technology. Owning iconic phones from the original iPhone to the iPhone 15 Pro Max, he has seen smartphones evolve into a global phenomenon. Beyond smartphones, Alan has covered the emergence of tablets, smartwatches, and smart speakers.
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