Yesterday’s announcement that Verizon would offer the Palm Pre within 6 months led to much speculation as to how long Sprint’s exclusive really was. Sprint has responded and clarified that its exclusive will run through 2009. “We have the Pre through 2009,” said spokesman spokesman James Fisher.
The article also revealed that Verizon is also expecting to launch a “cousin” device. Could both the Palm Pre and Palm Eos be headed to Verizon in early 2010?
Sprint is banking on the Palm Pre to bring in new customers (much as the Apple iPhone has done for AT&T.