Having attended CES earlier this year and both witnessing the unveiling of the Palm Pre and getting to go hands-on with it, I know when it officially gets released (assuming Palm lasts that long of course) that it will be a device worthy of the CrackBerry title Public Smartphone Frenemy #2. It's a big compliment to Palm that a crazy CrackBerry Addict like myself and an Apple fanboy for life like Rene Ritchie (of TheiPhoneBlog) both see innovations in the Pre and Palm Web OS that we wish our favorite devices possessed.
In anticipation of the Palm Pre entering the smartphone game for realz, Rene and I have been arguing back and forth over the past couple of months trying to decide what sort of nickname suits the Pre and those who stand in line to buy one when it goes on sale (especially those who may be converting over from another smartphone). Today we took the argument to Twitter (@crackberrykevin, @reneritchie) and got a lot of helpful feedback. As it turns out, the Pre name is an easy one to poke fun at... I've taken a liking to Pre-Jects while Rene thinks Pre-Verts is where it's at. And of course we all know Pre owners are really just Pre-BlackBerry owners!
Think you have a better name? Toss it in the comments! BlackBerry has CrackBerry and iPhone is the Ahh Frak phone. It's only a matter of time before the Palm Pre gets stuck with a name... it might as well be one picked out and perpetuated by CrackBerry Nation :-)
* Update: PreCentral.net has already thrown back... with Pre-Fects. Read the rebuttal >> *
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First?
That picture is full of win.
I like Pre-jects. Unless of course the Pre somehow turns into a stocker phone. That mirror on the back might help. I haven't figured out how yet...
Cause the people that switch will be comming back.....lol
how bout pre-bankruptcy????
by the thought that they didn't buy a blackberry when they had the chance
How abt Pre-Ressurection? They can be Palm-Ressurectors!
That's what Palm is hoping will happen to their brandname! lol!
Pre-Tenders
Pre-tty much like and iPhone
Pre-tty boys
PRE-TARD
How about "smart". If it ends up being a better phone than the Storm, why not switch? Especially if you end up with a cheaper monthly plan which ends up being a win on both sides. Only immature fanboys with envy of what they don't have would really care to create a post or thread like this. There's enough room in the world for RIM, Apple, HTC, Palm, Nokia and whoever. No one has created a perfect phone. That's why there are many and we have a choice. Suck it up, grow up, and just enjoy what you have for what it is.
uh oh, must be looking for a kevin-smash
How about this, this phone has already had to go back to the drawing board SEVERAL time due to violating copy-righted "ideals" that Apple/HTC and RIM have trademarked. Palm is trying to take what everyone likes about the other phones and put them together in the Pre.I do agree with the statement that HTC/Palm/RIM/Apple/Nokia/Motorola and ect. to make phone for various reasons. I.E. some teenage girl or Emo kid that needs their music, give them an iPhone. you got a lawyer and they need .docs and .pdfs at a fingertip and ready to edit copy/paste/ and trasfer... give them a RIM BB ... you know how this plays out... but when you are on a BB baisis site.... and you rant like that... please grow up and gather the facts, that we are just having fun.
Depending on just how smart the phone really is...
Prediots
Pre-wits
Or... if those using the Pre tend to be a bit snobby...
Pre-sians?
Ok, maybe not so funny... But I thought it was.
And depending on just how fast it takes off...
Pre-Mature
(that one was too easy...come on...)
u even said pre-tends without knowing it
Haha... good catch!
I hope it has already been said, but I was thinking:
"Pre-tenders"
If this device doesn't get Palm back on the map.
I would call the new device "Pre-Dophile."
I meant, "Hope it hasn't" been said, but that is neither here nor there as "pretenders" was already offered.
The best that I've read, however, isn't even the first idea I had.
I like "Pretards" props to excess!
PREviously iPhone owners
I still don't like the name 'Pre'. I guess it means something in whatever country Palm is camped out in. But to me, an American English speaker, it means 'before.'
Before what?
Before Palm chokes on it's own entrails?
Before they come out with a better smartphone?
Before they get the snot sued out of them by apple and the dozen or so patent trolls?
I guess I'll wait for the Palm ______ or the Palm Post.
PRE-JACULATORS
Damn. Beat me to it.
Pre-Mature Ejaculators
sorry beat u to it lol
This was the first thing that came to my mind when I heard they were naming the phone "Pre." Sorry Palm, but what a stupid name for a phone, especially one that is supposed to be the latest and greatest flagship model. I can just see it now when someone asks a Pre owner what they use for a cell phone. "I have a pre." "A pre what?"
Pre-tenders
Because they are no retarded just yet, but will be when they buy the phone.
Because they are no retarded just yet, but will be when they buy the phone.
I just suggested the following on the Pre blog:
"Pre-Nuptials, cause if you're on Limp you're gonna wish you'd read the one they made you sign and added a 'no kinky sex' clause. Cause you're gonna get [redacted].
But seriously, I can't wait for see how the Pre handles after the launch. I can only wish everyone the best of luck on the road to smartphone evolution.
At least we're both kicking the iPhone's ass, right?"
Another thought that came to me was Premature E******ors but then that would lead to really fun, unprintable flame war.
why would anyone buy this smartphone?? i could understand getting an iphone over a blackberry. but really, this? this is a joke right?? this phone is a premature april fools joke
Priests?
Preachy?
Preadolescence?
Precaution?
Precursor?
Predictable?
Everyone's so busy busting a nut over the Palm Pre-come that they forgot it's on a shitty network. Oh yes, I went there...
Palm will soon go out of business, and the rights will be bought up. To many people are trying to copy the "iPhone"
Pre-berty:
Much like going through puberty, but in the pda sense.
Think of buying a pre as one step closer to man/woman-hood.
They will soon become BlackBerry users!
PRE-BERTY!
I would go with PREMI(S)...
As in:
Premature to think this is the second coming
Premature to think this will save Palm
Premature to think this is the same as a Blackberry
Premature to think that Apple will not bury them in law suits
Premature to think Sprint can handle this device
Premature to think people will dump VZW or AT&T to get this
Premature to think that I put so damn much thought into this
Pre-dictable
Oh I know what to call them! How about "People who don't have to revert to name calling and childish BS just because another group of folks have a better product and didn't settle for crap like the Blackberry Storm" Yeah. That's a good name to call them!
PRE-TARD
PRE-DICULOUS
PRE-TENDER
PRE-PULSIVE
Uhhh Palm was first and patent wise they own the pda smartphone world so to all the lawsuit comments, Palm laughs at Apple:) Not to mention Mr. Jobs the smartest man in the company ever, point to case when he left the product line went to ***** in a handbasket so he had to come back, did ya miss he is gone again give it a year or two product line will again be terrible they can only play on what Jobs has done for so long before everyone realizes he's gone and say what you want but the man is skin and bones and Can u say expiring seriously overpriced att plans please set me free god sooon!!!!!!
As far a Crackberry users now besides corrupt ceo and coo burning the books and only one crappy product cough cough STORM they pushed it to quick should have waited, anyway hella good company best in the bussiness so I'll leave it be at that, they own industry period.
Now back to Palm Pre whatever you wanna call the people that buy it it will eventually have Flash player ten NUFF SAID LOL they will sell and well I bet although the company just like all others unless something major happens will never overtake RIM
Just my opinion
How about PREDOMINATION
I probably wouldn't be laughing at this article if not for one I saw earlier today quoting the Palm CEO trashtalking the iPhone. He said that it was perfect timing as the second-year anniversary of iPhone because people's contracts would be up so they can throw them out and get a Pre.
It probably will be a very good phone, and Palm were the originators of smartphones so I respect the company, but foolish words by a CEO to trashtalk the competition before your phone is even released. Especially since the Palm name is pretty much dead, so it'll be an uphill battle to overpower the Apple and Blackberry names.
PRE-TARTED OWNERS
PreJaculates
PreMoes
LePREs
PREaks or PREks
I like this one.
Pre-Mees
palm-tree
pre-ty.
pre-burty.
pre-berry
pre-dict.
pre-aged.
pre-ceded.
pre-cious.
pre-dudes.
pre-lude. Maybe something else will follow
I know it is spelled Prima Donna, but this is just too fitting lol