The Palm Pre Is The Reason You Love Your Phone

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[WHEN PHONES WERE FUN: PALM PRE]
You know that satisfying feeling you get when you flick your apps off your screen to close them? Or when you finally get used to gestures and realize how much more fluid they feel than buttons? How’bout just typing right on your home screen to find what you’re looking for? Or, my personal favorite: the simple joy of dropping your phone onto a puck to charge it. It’s kinda like … “when you’re driving, and all the red lights ahead of you are turning green … and going ‘bing … bing … bing.'”
All those features - and so many more - can be traced back to a single progenitor: a phone that promised to think ahead … with a name to match. When it broke cover fifteen years ago, the Palm Pre captivated the press and made the still-new iPhone 3G look pedestrian by comparison.
But just two years after its debut, this phone, its acclaimed software platform and the venerable company that spawned it would all be gone. I’m MrMobile; the year is 2009; and this is the story of the Palm Pre.
[ABOUT WHEN PHONES WERE FUN - PALM PRE, 2009]
This is the 24th in a series of MrMobile videos exploring the mobile tech world's most vibrant period in design and experimentation. In “When Phones Were Fun,” Michael Fisher re-reviews cellphones from the golden age of mobile, the decade-long span from the turn of the century to approximately 2013.
When Phones Were Fun: Episode 24 was produced with Palm and HP products purchased through eBay by MrMobile's publisher, and donated by friends of the channel cited in the credits. The archive photos featured in this video were shot by Michael Fisher on his personal Palm Pre and HP Veer, circa 2009-2011.
MrMobile does not offer manufacturers the opportunity to preview, edit or approve content before publication. Neither HP nor any other manufacturer provided compensation in exchange for this coverage. The lone sponsor of this video is DeleteMe.
[LINKS]
webOS Archive:
www.webosarchive.org/
Dear Palm: It's Time For An Intervention [Engadget]:
www.engadget.com/2007-08-21-d...
Pre to Postmortem: The Inside Story of the Death of the Palm Pre and webOS [The Verge]:
www.theverge.com/2012/6/5/306...
Palm CEO Ed Colligan corresponds with Steve Jobs [Internal Tech Emails / X]:
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PreDevCamp SF Bay Area at Palm Inc. - a videoblog [Marco van Hylckama Vlieg / KZbin]:
• PreDevCamp SF Bay Area...
Palm Keynote CES 2009 [diehardboss / KZbin]:
• CES 2009 Keynote Palm ...
Kara Talks To Roger McNamee About The Palm Pre [Kara Swisher / KZbin]:
• Kara Talks to Roger Mc...
Palm Pre Commercial - Go With The Flow [General Chaos / KZbin]:
• Palm Pre Commercial -G...
Palm Pre Cuts The Cheese [Gizmodo / Vimeo]:
vimeo.com/4990760?pg=embed&sec=
SnazzyQ on webOS [Flashback Podcast]:
www.relay.fm/flashback/4
Benefit Of The Doud [Podcast]:
/ benefitofthedoud
[CHAPTERS]
00:00 This phone is the reason you love your phone
01:23 The smartphone world of 2009
03:27 Beyond the Pre: webOS
08:02 A future 15 years in the making
11:24 DeleteMe
12:30 20090606 - launching a legend
13:48 The weirdest phone commercials you've ever seen
15:40 First (and second)-gen problems
18:16 Lethal wounds
20:17 An eleventh-hour savior ...
22:27 ... turns on a dime
25:30 webOS today
27:57 Acknowledgements
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[@sucotronic]

As a developer, Palm had the BEST documentation about mobile development and guides to build proper mobile apps, a LOT berfore ANYBODY.

[@GoogleDoesEvil]

I think Windows Phone had better documentation

[@sucotronic]

@@GoogleDoesEvil never take a chance to read it. Is it available somewhere?

[@GoogleDoesEvil]

@@sucotronic I'm not sure where it is these days but I'm sure it's out there. If it weren't for how well put together the Windows Phone SDK was I would have never gone into programming and my life would've probably been completely different. I did look into developing for WebOS and BlackBerry 10 at the time but for me Windows Phone was by far the easiest to learn with no programming experience.

[@JG90984]

Why did palm lose badly to apple and android?

[@sucotronic]

@@JG90984 most probably bad business decisions and the lack of liquidity in general. Apple had tons of money from iPods and Google from search.

[@prakhargarg3515]

When you finally say "when phones were fun" at the end of each episode, it really hits

[@Rainbow_Atlas]

I get legit chills across my back

[@SomethingSomewhereJustOnce]

It does. Modern phones are so devoid of life. They are just boxes best designed to run whatever software Google throws at them.

[@lucashowj]

I shed a tear when I saw the thumbnail, and over the course of watching this longform video love letter to Palm and webOS, the deep heartache never left my chest. The Palm Pre was my first smartphone, one that I had to import to Singapore. I acquired at great cost each and every new iteration of webOS hardware, and even when HP ran their fire sale I gladly went down with the ship. There was a glorious harmony of hardware and software, and real gadgetiness in its very core. I'll treasure those months in the late noughties when Palm offered a compelling, intriguing and humane vision into what mobile computing could've been.

[@illsmackudown]

Those were the good times, before Snowden leaks and the constant paranoia nowadays ^^

[@Chad_KBH]

Yes indeed such innocence​@@illsmackudown

[@iKiwed]

I wanted a Palm OS but where I come from I had to import from China, and at those times there were no knowledge on how to do that. I wish Palm succeded... ç_ç

[@NightmareRex6]

what sucked about back then is peaople were brainwashed to think you NEEEDED an effing overpriced data plan when could just use wifi, seems they still belive this but to a lesser extent.

[@heymike7037]

Loved my Palm Pre! WebOS was so ahead of its time and the pebble form factor felt so good in the hand! Plus there was something so satisfying about hanging up by sliding the phone shut.

[@manlab66]

yes exactly! that form factor!

[@rxpt0rs]

Only Mr. Mobile could make a 30 minute long video dedicated to the Palm Pre.

[@zubayerhossain3755]

Just realised it was 30 mins! And yet, it didn't feel like it!

[@arasakarider8998]

And he's damn good at it.

[@beardsntools]

He should make another about pocket pcs these devices were amazing

[@ewhite1546]

A 30 minute video that’s worth watching, nonetheless!

[@JennaBenna0123]

and make us watch it ❤ cause he rocks 💞

[@JonathosDX]

After a phone broke I bought a cheap Palm Pixi (late in its life) as a placeholder while deciding what Smart Phone I really wanted.... and kept it for years because it was just really good. Still have it.

[@TheMrMobile]

RIP, Eos

[@adam-to5re]

That's exactly why I had a pre. My Samsung Galaxy died and I was broke so off to eBay I went.

[@ids1024]

I got a Palm Pixie just to mess around with because I heard WebOS was easy to modify and it was I think only $50 by that point. I definitely liked using it more than the (low end) Android phone I had at the time.

[@JDelta87]

I remember standing in line on launch day to get the Palm Pre. I still have it with all of its accessories. I also recall standing in line at Best Buy to buy my HP Touchpad at fire sale price. What a nostalgic episode, Michael!

[@Johnny_Socko]

I took my 3-year-old daughter with me on an adventure around the city to find a fire sale TouchPad, and I'm glad to say she was game. Palm is one of the few tech companies that I associate with happy memories.

[@drwigglechin]

Was so fun scoring a touchpad at that price!

[@B.D.F.]

I remember my local Best Buy (then a Future Shop) had almost 20 TouchPads in stock the day before the fire sale, but that stock mysteriously dwindled to only a handful just before the doors opened on sale day.

[@staceys1208]

Same! I have a Palm Pre and a Palm Pre 2 with a bunch of accessories. I bought a TouchPad at launch, full price, but I was able to take it to BestBuy when they announced the fire sale and 'return' it, only to immediately buy it back again at the fire sale price!

[@ralphreyn]

I still have my Pre+ but have lost the touchstone wireless charger. I also went around to 3-4 Best Buy’s during the tablet flash sale and it was a great web browser tablet for a few years. Really sad about the alternative universe where Palm “won” the smartphone wars.

[@gnocchidokie]

The best feature of WebOS was adding a note to a contact, so whenever that person sent a text or called me that note would pop up on the screen along with the notification. What I would give to have that feature on the iPhone! I was such a thoughtful friend in my Pixi/Pre era

[@brtnspn]

The quality of writing, especially in the 2nd half of this video, with that uplifting music, is absolutely singular on KZbin. Congratulations, Michael, and please keep this up. Outstanding!

[@jond4634]

I watch all of his videos even if I don't care about the products. It's just so calming!

[@user-fj8wr8jh4e]

lol dude get a life..

[@LumiRockets]

The Pre and the Pixi were such good designs that I would buy it again in a HEARTBEAT if it had modern components. Smooth chunky love, that thing was.

[@GreenScreenBartender]

100% agreed. They had literally the best form factor of any phone imo. I really miss my Pre now and if there was something like a Google Pixel Pre I'd buy it immediately.

[@HeavyMetalorRockfan9]

honestly i agree

[@alexbond03]

Just one word for this content : Amazing. Thank you - a 90s kid turned tech nerd from India

[@skywalkerjedi95]

I've waited so long for this video because only MrMobile could do justice and make a video dedicated to such an important but quirky device. I was a teenager when this phone came out and I spent many hours using them in my favorite Sprint store that I would wander into while my mother would be shopping in a store next door. The touchstone charger blew my mind and using the webOS interface felt like the future for someone who grew up trying to figure out how his dad remembered Palm's written scribble language for their Palm Pilot's. Thanks for what definitely has to be your best video yet!

[@TheBipolarx]

I remember loading homebrew and overclocking my Pre. I loved that phone so much.

[@CallMeRabbitzUSVI]

Yep, I even used it to Jailbreak my PS3 that I still play on to this day 😊

[@illsmackudown]

No way, how!?

[@arkhalis3682]

​@@CallMeRabbitzUSVIyou did what?

[@CallMeRabbitzUSVI]

@@illsmackudown Yeah, you can run a terminal that could interface with the PS3 at the time. Accessing a Linux backend of the Playstation 3 and with that exploit using it to Jailbreak the PS3. Absolutely nuts and crucial for young me at the time. And that PS3 still works and is still jailbroken to this day :)

[@illsmackudown]

@@CallMeRabbitzUSVIVery cool! I still couldn't jailbreak my PS3 Super Slim. Really annoying

[@ArtUndertheArch]

This was my first smartphone, and I loved it so much that I convinced my friend to get one too. I still keep my OG Pre, and my Pre3 with me. The Veer is begging for an episode!

[@TheMrMobile]

If the TouchPad gets an episode, the Veer certainly should!

[@ArtUndertheArch]

@@TheMrMobile werk! Thanks for doing this episode, king 👑it unlocked some serious nostalgia for me

[@edschukar8030]

Palm Pre was my first 3G smartphone and also my first device with an incredible camera. I remember taking a picture of my son the minute we got into the car after we left the Sprint store. My wife and I were floored! Ended up rooting mine so it flew like a jet. Loved that device.

[@Dtrain79]

I was a palm loyalist. From the treo 600 to the Palm Pre 3. I missed the magnetic inductive charging so much until just recently. I even had the tablet. Those were the days.

[@AveemAshfaq]

Oh my God. You have struck a chord here. I still painfully miss my palm pixi. The UI and the physical keyboard and every single thing was awesome. The homebrew apps and the back skin, oh my God. I'm crying 😭 out of nostalgia

[@vasekvi]

I was a palm die hard. I had to wait a year till the Pre came to AT&T. Thankfully my Palm Centro battery worked in the Pre along with its spare battery charger. Then I got the Pre2 with the flat glass screen. Then I had to buy 2 of thr unreleased Pre3 when they came out so I could use one as a spare battery charger while I used the other one daily. After 2 years of the Pre3 I had to make my first move to Android to the Galaxy S4.

[@zenshutterman]

I still have my Pre. Fired it up just now. I remember standing in line for it on launch day. This is a great walk down memory lane.

[@timm7524]

So glad you're still here years after Pre/webOS Central. This was the best, most fluid, least distracting but still fully functional phone OS I ever used to this day. Still have my Pres 2 and 3 around here somewhere. Truly ahead of its time. o7

[@davidbeaver958]

God I loved this phone and company. It felt like the way phones should work, and it turned out the rest of the industry agreed. We we lucky to experience the future all the way back then, I suppose.

[@Matanumi]

A shame their Ideas got stolen by bigger greedier companies

[@vaxick]

​@@Matanumiand neither Apple nor Google have done it as well Palm did it in its first try.

[@arnaldomolina275]

I remember holding an iPhone and a Palm on my hands, and thinking how ahead the palm was. The functionality and features were ahead! Another great video!

[@spinerocker]

I was lucky to be the technical support of palm pre. We got to play the device and was amazed by the cutting edge gestures that are way ahead of its time.

[@dennylafoss]

I remember mine. It was amazing - no slow downs at all, snappy as hell, and had the same wow factor as when you saw a folding phone for the first time.

[@jonathanworrell4296]

YEES this phone literally changed my life and my perception of what a phone can actually become i had it at a young age mind you! my mother was a airplane cleaner so many blackberry's have lived in my house and my sis was a major phone buff she worked and went to school so she always stayed up to date on the latest phones (accept iphone we are team android) so ive had many generations of phones you bring up but this one seriously is special literally the iphone 1st gen with a keyboard that made your thumbs happy lol i digress after that i had the HTC G1 another phenom wish i could find it and give it to a fellow NYC native thank you for always pulling the right nostalgia strings .

[@aboozayd1]

Thanks for this video brought back so many memories. Palm Pre was so iconic but half baked at the same time. So much potential. Long live Palm Pre.

[@rheylew]

The Palm Pre and my touchstone charger were LEGENDARY!!

[@DannerBanks]

Might be my favorite of your "when phones were fun" just for pure nostalgia. I had an iphone 3g but I remember thinking the Pre looked very cool

[@LeslieGrantlovefaithhope]

I absolutely loved all my Palm devices. That was a good era.

[@BronsonLee]

Palm Pre was my first smartphone I ever personally bought - it was a true sea change for me and I love that it’s getting its’ due here! Thank ya!

[@sparksx2]

This was such a great video. I truly miss those days when, like you said, companies cared about delighting and engaging with their customers. I still have my Pre. It's a fond relic now but still stirs hope that we can get back to something like that again someday.

[@allenellisdewitt]

Sorry, buttons are still superior.

[@morgantrias3103]

I pitty everyone who has to use a touchscreen keyboard on their phone. It's pure torture then autocorrect changes what you typed to something rly stupid

[@JulioMo]

Don't apologize for being correct.

[@exhilarated_12x]

Not in this generation sorry

[@Bonanzaking]

⁠​⁠@@morgantrias3103i cannot honestly recall the last time autocorrect changed words to something stupid. Probably would’ve been pre 2014.

[@tonysolino3131]

Thank you Captain 2 Phones. As this Palm Pre video started my thoughts went back to my own experience with Palm and the Pre. I was so excited for it and it didn't disappoint...both the phone and the video. The Palm Pre was the phone I had the most fun with at the time. Wish I could find mine again . Thank you so much for posting.

[@CandraR]

Man!! I had the Palm Pre... And Palm made some of the best phones I've ever enjoyed!! The nostalgia!!

[@shawnjones134]

I absolutely loved this phone! I waited 2 hours at a Miami Sprint store on launch day (it was 97 degrees at 9am) and I was completely bedazzled by this phone. My brother and I still talk about this phone! He has the notification "bong/bong" on his current Pixel. Thanks for the video!

[@vakuneet]

This is why this is one of the best KZbin channels

[@BeniRoseMusic]

I've been waiting for you to make this video for a while! Palm holds such a special place in my heart. I had a Centro at the time and I remember loading an app on it that gave me the wave launcher and a few other features that made it more Web OS like. I was so excited for Web OS and it was such a bummer how things turned out, but you're right, so much of it lives on in modern smartphones today! Thank you for making this!

[@eidiotwind2084]

This series is my favorite part of your channel. You do such a great job with immense detail. Keep it up, Michael!

[@TheTrueSexyOne]

The "When Phones Were Fun" series is one of my favorite on KZbin. Whether it's a phone that I was too young to know about or ones when I was excited about back in middle school. Top notch stuff as always.

[@OLBastholm]

This is such an amazing video! I’ve been listening to you talking about Palm and WebOS for well over a decade by now and I’ll never get tired of it. What an absolute masterpiece of a video.

[@DavidPetersentheOracle]

I was a fan of Palm since the original Palm Pilot thru the Treo to the Pre... Even owned some stock (talk about highs and lows). Your video was fun to watch, fun my wife will never understand... Thanks for the trip on the way back machine, I may just power my old pre up for kicks!

[@aayush_8]

wow what an amazing and insightful video!! I never knew so many modern smartphone features are directly/indirectly derived from Palm. Michael, please make more videos like this..

[@ryuhaneda]

As someone that actually still has a Windows Mobile 7 phone (back when the OS or ecosystem was called “Mango”), there’s something about going home again to old tech that evokes nostalgia and conversations past. I never owned a Palm, but I can definitely respect the feeling in this video and the inevitable trips down memory lane that it took. Thank you, Michael. Even if we can’t truly go home again, we can sure remember what it was like.

[@csanvi]

Nostalgic days back then! Looking forward to all 24 episodes of "When phones were fun". Thank you. :)

[@AlanHornkohl]

Great video!! Brings back old memories. I appreciate all of your efforts when researching and creating these videos.

[@nikita_kraev]

Damn this whole topic on the channel deserves soooo much more attention! I was hesitating to watch as this is technically not a mobile review; but this is flawless, with MrMobile's person and charisma, entertaining to watch and i didn't notice how 30 minutes passed. Going to watch the rise and fall of Sprint now

[@aidensnow5017]

Bro you have no idea how badly I wanted a Palm in 9th grade, I'm a size queen for my screens now but something about its size, the slide up keyboard, it was just so captivating back then... This video is reminding me how much I miss sliding physical keyboards on smartphones.

[@albertomorales7322]

I waited for until I have time to see this video with calm and attention. And oh boy, it is a great one. Totally deserved it. I wasn’t aware that webOs and those palm were so good. I really feel they had true potential. This video is also great and made justice to these amazing devices. I’m just blown away with how good these phones were and the quality of Michael’s works once again. Thank you. Is always nice to see content with such great quality in a subject we love. Amazing work!

[@SadRyu]

The Touchpad fire sales were amazing, as there was an effort at the time to get android installed on it. It gave me a lot of experience with installing custom firmware on phones. The Pre will always be one of my favourite phones along with the Galaxy Nexus. RIP Palm.

[@kriscampa9705]

BRAVO Michael!!!! Love your videos! Love your reporting, coverage, writing style, and dedication! I too miss the days of Palm (and my Pre)

[@peterullinger2814]

Gosh, I LOOOOOOVED my Palm Pre2 and webOS. The interface and synergy were so, SO ahead of their time and partly still are...

[@Thisath100]

Oh man. This is so good. I don't remember Palm from when I was younger but I've always been enamoured by your love for it and the effort you go to recognise the features they pioneered that crop up in today's phones. I genuinely think reflectively about how much I love that I get to use gestures on my phone so much. I'm very grateful they're finally so mainstream and well integrated into phones both Android & iOS. I remember when I used to download all sorts of apps to try and replicate gestures on phones that didn't have it! It's incredible to see how effortlessly Pale presented so many of these same ideas years and years prior. And while we're on the topic of features that took too long to return, I lament the loss of Apple's force swipe in from left corner to switch apps from iPhone 6S, so much that I have resurrected that on my S23 through an app. It's a gesture that needs to come back! Such a pleasure to finally get this video from you. Has proven such a joy.

[@axtran]

I absolutely love MrMobile videos for nostalgia and pure mastery in content (writing and visuals). The best channel in mobile!

[@MikeyBats]

Great segment..brought back many memories when I work at Walmart’s cell phone department back in 2005-2009…I activated many Palm pre’s and Palm trio’s for sprint..

[@ddelimar]

Thank you Michael. I was waiting for this. I needed this. :)

[@tombirkland]

I had one of these and it was excellent. Loved the proper keyboard.

[@Gogettor]

I bought the Palm Pre Plus upon launch in 2010 (already was using an iPhone 3GS and Moto Droid). The UX was second to none. Something that comes to mind was how easy it was to share media (for example taking a pic and emailing it). In the early IPhone OS days it was a nightmare. Ps: and yes, I had three carriers (ATT for the 3GS, Verizon for the Droid and Sprint for this)

[@alext.9527]

I kept my Palm Pre and my Palm Pilot in storage and from time to time, would dig them up simply to reminisce and admire them. Although I never experienced the issues you stated for the first & second generation models. Great documentary.

[@PeterArnold1969]

This was really enjoyable, Michael. I always love learning the history of these old phones.

[@epicjuicebox]

The Palm Prē was my first smartphone. I still have it, stuffed in a drawer somewhere. I loved that phone when it was in my pocket! Such a great device!

[@Jee9106]

I'm looking forward to more videos like this! Very interesting to see how various features along with people(!) have moved between the different companies.

[@yanksrock1000]

Great video as always. It made me emotional remembering being a young kid reading tech blogs about all these new up and coming mobile platforms. Palm, Windows, HTC, Apple, Google, hell even Facebook had a phone…great times

[@Action2me]

The notification system! I keep thinking back to the joy I felt when I got my first text on this phone. So unobtrusive, yet hard-to-miss.

[@JonathanEzor]

As one of Palm's original Real Reviewers when the Pre came out, I LOVE this! Thank you!

[@696969bold]

Palm Pre was my first smartphone! I absolutely loved it. It was my primer for a sliding phone and demand for a touch screen. Samsung enticed me to the Epic 4G LTE, and I haven't looked back since.

[@bmac9936]

Brought a tear to my eye. Had the Treo on Sprint and received an invite to the Pre introduction event at my local store. I was already sold. Inadvertently mentioned that I didn’t like the changed ringtones from the Treo only to later find out that I had said it to their creator. Loved WebOS and stayed with it to the end when I bought an iPhone 5 on ATT. Using a 13 ProMax on T-Mobile now, functional, large and heavy but I would never refer to it as “fun.”

[@sam.4922]

The font choice of Avenir (or a close copy of it) for an os is so subtly characteristic and gives it a weirdly chill/professional vibe that I really enjoy

[@benroxknox]

I adored my pre plus. It was my first smart phone ever and will always hold a special place in my heart.

[@inzane.hanson]

Awesome work on this not-so-mini doc Michael! Great to relive those early days when the future of the smartphone was atill uncertain, and companies actually made big bets on unique products.

[@a.rezat.soltani8438]

Dear Mr. Fisher, I believe you have a special and unique talent in narration. Your calm, comfortable and mature voice plus your genuine way of explanation with confidence can shine in documentaries and movie story-tellings beside your youtube activities. Best of luck for you

[@PreasanRajahBONEZ]

Video makes me feel old, but again great editing and the flow to all the references is magic.

[@SoCoolCurt]

I wanted one so bad but it wasn't on Verizon at the time and I was just a kid on a family plan. That interface always looked like magic to me and seeing it here again, it was way ahead of its time.

[@Quasi_Terrible]

My wife and I both got the Palm Pre, we both agree it was the best phones we both owned. I missed how great that slide out keyboard felt.

[@MarshaLove0723]

I really loved my Palm Pixi.❤ Great phone. I even carried it a couple of years after that 2-yr contract was up. I finally gave it up as my daily driver to an iPhone 4s.

[@cb-bz1wy]

I still have my palm pre, pre plus and the pre 3, the touch pad finally crapped out 1.5 years ago..fav OS ever

[@allebachcj]

Loved the button clicks. The last phone I could type on without looking. Loved the click of opening and closing!

[@aaminah1278]

This phone is SOOOOO iconic. Haven’t seen a better phone since . I miss it so much!

[@CraigBartels]

I loved my pre! Best phone ever. I remember even adding a triple size battery on the back the thing would last for days without charging

[@jonathanbailie]

Man I used to want a Palm Pre so bad. Didn't have tons of money to buy a lot of used phones back then, and work gave me an iPhone, but the Palm was the one I really wanted. Really miss Windows Phone/Mobile too. Man I love your vids, you take me back in time for sure 😆

[@retro_jojo3159]

Man that ringtone gave me chills, took me right back to where I was when I had that phone. I was ride or die Palm back then. I remember being able to listen to podcasts and play an snes emulator on the train going to work, feeling like I was living in the future. I made the transition to Android after palm, but I still look back fondly on that time.

[@coopershallevents7162]

aw i had this phone and the Palm Pixie.. I LOVED THEM BOTH!!

[@nivrosen682]

I love these history videos. Like your "when phones where fun" series. Innovative & better then just reviews. Kudos on the UX insights.

[@miiiisterdavid]

@7:37 one can easily switch on 'swipe down anywhere on screen' in Android os to access the quick panel. One handed-mode is also super useful for reaching notifications.

[@MohanRam]

Pre was my first smart phone, I love that OS so much. I still miss it.

[@ekozlov]

Amazing piece of history! Thanks for creating the video!

[@nisha4811]

😭 this was so awesome! Thank you for making this video.

[@kreiger]

I had a Palm Pre Plus and I LOVED that phone! I was so sad when they didn't make another and didn't get any support, especially since they had also made a tablet.

[@edwardrocca]

It's the unique features and coverage of phones like this that brought be to pocketnow, which I discovered from my Nokia Lumia at the time. It's also what led me to follow you to your own channel, and I still appreciate this coverage today. Thanks Michael for the years of tech journalism you've given us! ❤️

[@NEONPARADlSE]

I loved my PalmPre. It was my first Smart Phone in high school! I fortunately had a warranty through Sprint and had it fixed/replaced like 3 or more times haha

[@charless.1106]

I had the Palm Pilot mobile organizer. I loved it.

[@sauceseji]

we need this company and their devices back more than ever

[@DaBigCheeso]

I started working at Sprint just before the Palm Pre launch. I had been a long time iPhone user (long time meaning I'd had the first gen and 3G model) but I really liked this, a lot more than the Blackberry which was our best smartphone at the time. You could definitely see the iPod design in the handheld and packaging from the folks who left Apple for Palm. I think it could've been a great competitor for iPhone and Android if they'd launched on more carriers but such is technology. The WebOS was really ahead of the curve on multitasking for a smartphone and consumers still wanted that keyboard (which was why the Blackberry was killing it still). Good video Mr Mobile

[@StompySan]

The Palm Pixi was my first webOS device and I loved every minute of it. Loved it so much I even bought the HP Touchpad at retail. God I miss it.

[@user-tt5mq4is8t]

This time in the evening when I can finally relax and watch long awaited blast from the last with outstanding quality and storytelling.

[@AbrahamMusalem]

Loved this video! So much nostalgia. I was in high school when the pre came out so I could never afford it but I always lusted for it.

[@mikejamesporter]

I loved my Palm Centro and almost got a Pre when HP bought them, then decided to wait for the Pre 3 but by the time I could afford to buy one they started phasing things out and had to settle with HTC instead. Did get to try out my mother's OG Pre though and I'm still grateful they did what they did so we could enjoy what we have in smartphones today.

[@RuiCastroPT]

Palm III was my first, I ended at a Treo 650. Real loved palm as a company, always innovating. Great video. Thank you

[@wutzerface77]

Mr. Mobile truly makes some of the greatest content on the internet. Perfectly written, perfectly shot, perfectly edited… it’s really quite absurd

[@robx-tremecomputers]

I loved modding my Pre, my favorite phone of all time. As a tech guy, I absolutely loved it and Homebrew was the bomb. I played with the operating system and changed ROMs more than I actually used the communications.

[@enkemish7788]

Loved loved loved this phone. It felt so innovative yet easy to use...