(Sorry Amazon, the Kindle isn't even in the top five. Google? Android was OK, I guess. But I've been using the G1 for a few months now, and I can't say the earth has ever moved for me.)

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You've got to give credit to Palm for manipulating coverage of the Pre with near-Jobsian flair. Allowing (aka the usual subjects -- Mossberg, Pogue, Baig, etc.) to help pump up the hype a few days early now seems a masterstroke, given how positive they've been. The New York Times' :

"The Pre, which goes on sale Saturday, is an elegant, joyous, multitouch smartphone; it's the iPhone remixed. ...The Pre is a spectacular achievement. Zero to 60 in one version. "

Even Mossberg, aka Billy Goat Gruff, The downsides? Few apps to speak of, and the battery life apparently sucks hard. But overall, it's chocolates and butterfly kisses for Palm.