I think this article on the Pixi is quite fair and insightful (especially the information about how people respond to rebates). But back to the topic; the Pixi, in my opinion is being positioned relative to the Palm Pre at a lower list price. I am sure that Best Buy, Radio Shark, and Amazon will have nothing to do with that rebate Sprint is offering their customers; they most likely will price the Pixi at a flat $99 plus tax. And because of the lower list price, we should expect to see the Pixi discounted to $50 sometime in the future. But at $99, it is still a great buy!

I think the form factor of the Pixi is quite beautiful. It is incredibly small and yet the screen “in actual use” is surprisingly large (based upon the specs and reviews on the device). And though the colorful screen resolution of the Palm Pre is amazing, I hear that the Pixi is every bit as impressive. We make a big deal about Wi-Fi, though I think that Wi-Fi at times is quite useful. But Sprint’s data network is awesome and purchasers of the Pixi should have an amazing Internet and Web browsing experience.

If you consider that the Pixi is a sophisticated smart phone running Palm’s revolutionary WebOS operating system, and yet it is targeted at the general public, young people buying their first smart phone, or women wanting an elegant phone with a small form factor to carry in their purses, the Pixi should be very successful for Palm and Sprint in the yearend holiday shopping season.