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The new high-end phone, considered a pivotal product for both Palm and Sprint Nextel, has been greeted by rave reviews. Lines were far shorter than those that snaked around Apple stores for its first hugely popular iPhone, but many said they were eager for the new product. "I wanted their iPhone killer. I've been anticipating this for a while," said Peter Lewis, who bought phones for himself and his wife at a Sprint store on the north side of Chicago, where some 45 people had lined up hours before opening. "This is my birthday present to myself," said Wilma Rivera, 36, a heating technician who brought her 17-month-old daughter to Sprint's flagship store in Manhattan. Rivera, a long-time Palm user, said, while she had been tempted by iPhone, sold only by AT&T Inc in the United States, she "never wanted to leave Sprint." The Pre is seen as a pivotal device for both Palm and Sprint. Pre is hitting the shelves just before Apple is widely expected to announce a new iPhone on June 8. Eddie Chu, a 23-year-old actuarial student, said he started waiting in line at 6:40 a.m. Saturday. He was drawn to Pre's keyboard as well as Sprint's mobile video service. The Pre's tiny keyboard is expected to attract some consumers who find it difficult to type on iPhone's virtual touchscreen. But Chu, a self-confessed gadget lover, said he was also getting ready for Apple's next iPhone. "I'm not opposed to having two phones," he said. Pre was the most talked about device at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January. It is the first Palm phone to use the company's new webOS operating system. Palm investors have been waiting for Palm's new mobile platform since June 2007, when Elevation Partners took a $325 million, 25-percent stake in Palm and brought in former Apple executive Jon Rubenstein, who helped create the iPod. Sprint, the No. 3 U.S. mobile telephone service, is depending on Pre to help stem years of customer defections and win back subscribers from rivals such as AT&T and Verizon Wireless, a venture of Verizon Communications and Vodafone Group Plc. Sprint hopes to attract corporate clients, but the Pre could have a difficult time making inroads with big and often conservative corporate technology departments. Dan Corletto, a longtime Palm user who manages cellphones for about 600 people at a New York law firm, said he was buying a Pre for himself, but did not expect it to be a hit at his company. "They're a BlackBerry shop," he said. "(Pre's) all too new to adopt within a corporate environment." (Editing by Patricia Zengerle) © Thomson Reuters 2009 All rights reserved Share: Del.icio.us Digg Mixx Yahoo! Facebook LinkedIn Next Article: Jobs may spark move in Apple shares on Monday Also On Reuters Slideshow Slideshow: Looking for botox? Or a job? 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