Rumor: The LA Examiner Gadgets column (and syndicated through all other Examiner outlets nationwide) has posted a brief article that claims Verizon is preparing to end all promotion for Palm’s Pre Plus. This report is credited to “an inside source at Verizon” and states that this change will supposedly occur at the end of the month.
Assuming this report is true, this will have given Verizon and Palm’s WebOS products a bit over two months in the spotlight of prime TV and print ads, as Verizon officially launched the Pre Plus and Pixi Plus on Janurary 25th. The Examiner article goes on to state that a combination of Verizon’s strong Droid push alongside the numerous build quality issues on Sprint with the original Pre in 2009 helped seal Palm’s fate.