Finally! Sprint has announced the release date and pricing for the Palm Pre (and the new Palm webOS). It will be available starting on Saturday, June 6th for US$199.99 (after US$100 mail-in rebate) with a two-year service agreement (Everything Data plan or Business Essentials with Messaging and Data plan required).
“The Palm Pre takes full advantage of Sprint’s Everything Data plans,” said Avi Greengart, research director for Consumer Devices at Current Analysis. “The Pre has been expressly designed for multitasking among multiple web pages and applications. It also builds on Palm’s heritage in PDAs by managing your digital information – whether that’s on a corporate server or on the web."
A number of Palm Pre accessories, including the Palm Touchstone charging dock, will be available at the same time.
The Palm Pre will be available from Sprint stores, Best Buy, Radio Shack, select Wal-Mart stores and online at Sprint.com.