According to “John” the Friendly Neighborhood Sprint Store Employee, the magic number is a nine month exclusivity period, then Verizon is in the game to carry the Pre as well. What about AT&T? No mention of them. It’s likely that AT&T will carry a different Palm webOS device, like the Palm Eos (Pixie?), a GSM phone with full QWERTY keyboard on the front (much like the Treo Pro). If you are with Verizon, it appears you have a 9-month wait until the Pre is born on that carrier. If you are with AT&T, who really knows for sure? You may not get a Pre at all but have the Palm Eos in your future. Or, you can just head over to Sprint now and pony up the dough for a shiny new Pre. What will YOU do?