Palm will definitely be solvent for long enough. Should have appx $325MM cash in bank after latest infusion, only buring about $20-30MM/qtr.
More info, pretty detailed, w/ links to more:
http://palmaddict.typepad.com/palmaddicts/2009/01/little-things-a.html
http://i.gizmodo.com/5126870/in-a-nutshell-palm-pre-vs-iphone-vs-g1
http://technologizer.com/2009/01/09/palm-pre-vs-apple-iphone-3g/
Sounds like not going to be exclusive to Sprint for too long (6 months?). Doubt VZ adopts it in 09 (they're always so slow on new hardware), imagine T sticks w/ iPhone, but T-Mobile needs a cool phone too?
The WebOS sounds very slick and looks very pretty. Might pressure Apple to allowing third-party apps to have background processing or push. I'm not sure why Apple has taken so long to add cut/paste, but I guess they'll do it soon now. The screen looks smaller than the iPhone's, I'd prefer larger as many webpages are just too hard to read even w/ pinch/zoom. I like the curved look and really like a physical keyboard.