

[From Hans] It seems that production numbers of the Palm Pre have been cut significantly7 according to Barrons. "Kumar says that despite being positioned as a flagship product at Sprint (S), Palm shipped under 300,000 units in May and June. He says the company ramped up production aggressively in July when shipments exceeded build levels in the previous two months, but that the “momentum appears to have already peaked.” And here’s the punch line: Kumar contends that “due to weakening demand,” Pre production levels for the remainder of the year have been chopped by 500,000 units."
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