Palm's Pre will be available nationwide on June 6 for $199.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate (bad idea) and with a two-year contract on Sprint's Everything Data plan or Business Essentials with Messaging and Data plan. The Pre will also be sold online and at Best Buy, RadioShack, and some Wal-mart stores (alongside iPhones). Accessories like the $69.99 TouchStone wireless charger will also be available at launch.
As we mentioned, we think the rebate pricing is a really bad idea. We should also mention that we are excited to see how well Pre does. Any competition to Apple is only likely to make the iPhone a better product and AT&T a better service provider.
