Had already told the Palm Pre cost U.S. $ 199 with contract. We also said that they would have few units available at launch. And this last detail has been confirmed by nothing more and nothing less than the CEO of Sprint.
According to Reuters, during the investor conference Sprint CEO Dan Hesse said:
"We have no intention of announcing it early, because we think we'll have shortages for some time," Hesse said according to a transcript from Thomson Reuters. "We will not be able to keep pace with demand for the device in the first period of time."
The shortage is due to a limited number of screens available for standard Palm Pre. There is also speculation that will only 200k units available for the first pitch. Considering that some of them go to Europe and Canada, not much left for Christmas. If you really want a Palm Pre need to purchase as soon as possible.
