Welcome back to ye old Rumor Mill & Speculation. According to CoolSmartphone, Palm is cutting back and laying off some staff in the U.S. This is unconfirmed and should be taken with a grain of salt, but since Pre sales topped out in August at 375,000 units and the price has spiraled downward, there could be some truth to this rumor if Palm needs to trim down and remain viable.

It seems like Palm’s strategy as the “comeback kid” will require surviving long enough to move from the introduction of the webOS-based Pre, then the Pixi as they move from Sprint exclusivity to other carriers like Verizon and AT&T. Our sister site, PhoneArena, has some insightful comments on this rumor as well. According to CrunchGear, Palm is NOT laying people off but merely “better aligning” their staff. It’s not uncommon for a company to add and subtract personnel with the ebb and flow of their sales cycle and the economy in general, but we all know that Palm has had some tough times and if this rumor is true, it means they are still a long way from being out of the woods.

source: PhoneArena via CoolSmartphone and CrunchGear