Long after the Palm Pre hype machine has been turned off, Sprint is just now making the Pre available for purchase via Sprint.com. There really isn’t advantage of ordering the phone online besides you don’t actually have to leave the comforts of your basement. Purchasers will still need to mail in a $100 rebate to bring the cost down to $199. But if avoiding the general public is your thing, it’s time to order your Pre, Neo.

Thats a bad launch. may be Sprint should have outsourced customer services and marketing departments (the real trouble spots) instead of its network. Sales folks in Sprint stores didn’t know about the BB Tour after Sprint had launched it.