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Palm's Pre is a bigger big-seller than first thought

Palm has sold nearly twice the number of Pre smartphones as previously estimated, according to Ed Snyder, co-founder and wireless industry analyst at Charter Equity Research.

Synder says Palm sold 300,000 of the new smartphones in June, and another 75,000 in late May. Neither Palm nor sole-carrier Sprint have yet disclosed numbers, and some analysts put the June sales figure at 150,000. Snyder based his estimates on talks with unnamed sources in retail and manufacturing channels.

His research and conclusions are cited in an InformationWeek story, which cites his claim that Palm is now cranking ouit 15,000 units per day, and still has not caught up the strong demand for the Pre. Snyder estimates thatPalm and will deliver about 1 million units during the first full quarter of manufacturing.
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