The Palm Pre hardware was far from incredible unfortunately. The slider was notoriously broken. The case would crack with any wear. It wasn't exactly a premium platform to showcase the software innovations.

I think you really should look at Blackberry financial statements and revenue targets which have been very realistic if you believe the company is not going to be around in two years. You are making some pretty forward looking predictions that are not at all in line with either market analysts or blackberry estimates.

HN should be about facts and well-considered opinion not FUD. Just my $0.02.