AT&T is clearly feeling the Pre heat. This document is purportedly an internal memo detailing the differences between the upcoming Palm phone and the iPhone. If it’s a fake it is still absolutely dead-on. We have a feeling that this is the real deal, though.
Take a look at the list (click to make it big enough to read). AT&T has picked some rather odd points to illustrate the advantages of the iPhone. Example: The Pre — “Limited 3D gaming experience and webOS constraints” vs. iPhone — “Almost 1 Billion apps downloaded.” Hardly an apples for Apple’s comparison.
It gets worse, spending far too much time ragging on the Pre’s lack of GSM support and therefore inability to work “overseas”. In fact, fully three of the eight points refer to this, the others being the GPS section (no maps can be downloaded when roaming, which seems obvious as the phone won’t even work while roaming) and later, the same point again — “no roaming, limited global GPS”.
It sounds to us that AT&T is a little spooked by the Pre. I imagine, by contrast, what the Apple memo might say. Probably just one sentence: “Too many buttons.”
AT&T Vs Pre: Internal Document Smackdown. Oh No You Didn’t! [Pre Central via iPhone Hacks]
