Well, it’s not like we didn’t expect this to happen. But, we certainly didn’t think the Palm Pre would sell out this quickly. Despite having topped off their Palm Pre inventories yesterday, it seems the rush of eager Pre fans managed to scoop up all available Palm Pre units at all the Sprint stores in the Los Angeles region – before lunch time, to boot! We also have confirmation that stores around the country are sold out as well.
If you haven’t yet gotten your hands on a Palm Pre today, consider yourself too late. The good news is that some Sprint stores are reportedly waiting to on resupply shipments on Monday, so you won’t have to wait too long to buy a Palm Pre. The bad news, on the other hand, is that other Sprint stores, like those in the LA area, aren’t expecting to be resupplied for an entire week. Unconfirmed reports say that the regional/district distributor has been tapped clean.
The Palm Pre has no doubt proven to be a launch day success! There are probably bottles of celebratory champagne being uncorked inside Sprint and Palm corporate offices as we speak. Seeing stores across the country selling out of the Palm Pre just hours after its launch is a good reason to party. But, it still remains to be seen if the Palm Pre can keep up its launch-day momentum through the year.