Pali Research Thinks Palm Pre (PALM) Sales Have Slowed
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Analysts a Pali Research just commented on Palm (Nasdaq: PALM), saying they believe that Palm Pre sales have slowed over the past week for Sprint to under 40,000 from 50,000 - 60,000 last week.
The firm said, "Based on our store checks today we donÆt believe that is a result of short supply in inventory. Products can ebb and flow from day to day based on weather and holidays and we caution investors to not be overly focused on our estimates of week to week changes in sales, particularly during a holiday week. We suspect that if sales continue to moderate, Sprint would increase its marketing budget for the product. The marketing budget behind the product has been somewhat limited..."
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No Wait List
I saw a post that reader called 105 Sprint stores to verify if the Pres were available for sale all across the country. I called over 100 stores in 10 different cities. Only 7 stores said that they had a short wait list. All 7 said that I can get a Pre in a week or less. The other 100+ stores had inventory, and I can just walk in and buy one. Based on this small sample, it does not appear that Pre is sold out. Why don't you try the same experiment?
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Get a life
Got a life on Jul 2, 2009 02:55 PMWhy would anyone waste their time calling over 100 stores?