At the very least, each Pre costs $170.02 for Palm to produce, reports the analysts at iSuppli: Hardware - $137.83 “manufacturing and basic test costs” - $9.58 “software and licensing costs” - $22.61 “shipping, logistics, marketing and other channel costs” - unknown Regaining the developer passion that created thousands of useful apps for the old Palm OS - priceless Getting the most out of its partnership with Sprint - priceless Marketing the gadget like their lives depended

on it (because it really does) - priceless Oh don’t mind the last three items: those are some of the things I think Palm has to do if the Pre has any chance of making an impact. Regaining the good ol’ glory days—and making money of an app store—can come later. (image courtesy of Palm) Post from: The Gadget Blog

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Palm Pre Costs $170.02 to Make Says iSuppli