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Lack Of Windows Phone 7 Sales Information An Indication The Machine Is A Dud
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Silence surrounding Windows Phone 7 revenue is leading to unflattering assumptions about Microsoft’s smartphone a week after its over-hyped launch. Product sales numbers for smartphones are a standard PR opportunity that Microsoft has passed on. Most gadget-makers flood the web with press releases announcing enthusiastic customer demand. The company’s insufficient PR about Windows Phone 7 product sales leads analysts to believe that the product is a dud.
Windows Phone 7 lacks data
Windows Phone 7 sales are likely disappointing, despite Microsoft’s $500 million “Phone to conserve us from our phones” ad campaign. Mediapost suggests that because Windows Phone 7 was launched on multiple handsets, the media hasn’t been focused on the success of one blockbuster device like Apple’s iPhone, which sold at a rate of 143,000 a day the first three weeks after launch. The Windows Phone 7 did in fact sell out at many stores but Mediapost is contributing that to a lack of product and not a high demand.
Distractions to the press due to Kinect
The annual shareholders meeting in Bellevue, Wash., conveniently didn’t disclose the Windows Phone 7 sales reports. CEO of Microsoft, Steve Ballmer, made the primary point of the conference the Kinect gaming console instead. Over one million Kinect gaming attachments were sold within the first 10 days after it debuted. Samsung, LG, and HTC were the platforms the Windows Phone 7 were released on, November 7, through both AT&T and T-Mobile. Ballmer did say at the conference that the Windows Phone 7, “marks the beginning, we think, of a new era in smart phones. The reaction has been really fantastic.”
The complications for Microsoft Smartphones
Windows Phone 7 sales aren’t expected to be impressive, according to the blogosphere. The LA Times said a problem arose with the Samsung Focus in which the phone is “frying” the Windows Phone 7 cards. According to PC World the office apps not only run poorly but the device is highly insecure. TechieInsider said that for Microsoft to be successful in the smartphone market, it can’t release products full of bugs and fix them along the way like it has always done with its desktop software.
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Information Week
informationweek.com/news/hardware/handheld/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=228300084&subSection=All+Stories
MediaPost
mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=139701
Techie Insider
techieinsider.com/news/3745
Techie Insider
techieinsider.com/news/3745
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Will T-Mobile Carry IPhone 4 Before 2010 Is Out?
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
The iPhone 4 antenna issue may not warrant a recall in Apple’s estimation, but that isn’t really because they’re too afraid of the cost of such action. Its profit in fiscal 3rd quarter 2010, per PC Magazine, was massive thanks to the iPad. Apple made $ 3.25 billion net profit on revenue of $ 15.7 billion. Nevertheless, there may be even more excitement in store for fans of the technology business. Cult of Mac insists they have a “highly placed source” that has leaked that T-Mobile will start selling iPhone 4 by Q3 2010. Furthermore, PC World reports that this merger is 80 percent certain.
T-Mobile would become a player if iPhone 4 comes over
T-Mobile would surely rise to the top in the U.S. with iPhone 4. But PC World warns that there could possibly be frequency issues. As the carrier uses a non-standard band (1700/2100 MHz) and it is unknown whether the iPhone 4 will work at the lower end of T-Mobile’s frequency range, there could possibly be major reception issues.
Possibility of yet an additional iPhone 4 unsubstantiated rumor
PC World reminds us that Cult of Mac’s predictions don’t always stick, so don’t get too excited yet. Considering the network cap difficulties Apple has encountered with AT & T (and also the relative animosity Verizon has shown toward Steve Jobs and crew), it could possibly be that T-Mobile has the bandwidth to spare for iPhone users and an as-yet clean and clear relationship with Apple. Another plus on T-Mobile’s side is that Apple already works with its parent business (Deustche Telekom) in Europe.
Is T-Mobile your next carrier of choice?
Realistically, T-Mobile won’t have bandwidth to spare for long if Apple dives into their pool. Antenna issues aside, iPhone 4 remains wildly popular. It more than competes against Droid and other U.S. smartphones. But perhaps you see it differently; let us know.
Citations
pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2366821,00.asp
pcworld.com/article/201653/report_tmobile_has_80_percent_chance_of_getting_iphone.html
