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Did the Windows Phone 7 Bomb In the US?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the now-wait-a-minute dept.

Thorfinn.au writes "Microsoft's new smartphone platform is off to what could be considered a slower start than expected in North America. That's according to The Street, which has released a report saying that the company sold some 40,000 units on its first day on the market. Early sales numbers from other phone platform launches include Apple's estimated 500,000 iPhones being snatched up during its launch weekend in 2007, and a million and a half G1 Android phones being bought up by T-Mobile subscribers in the phone's first six months." Do you know anyone with one of these phones? Me either.

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  1. Steve Ballmer's last chance by Yuioup · · Score: 2, Funny

    He's on it like Donkey Kong.

    1. Re:Steve Ballmer's last chance by ginbot462 · · Score: 2, Funny

      He's moved onto barrels now?

      Oh, and does that mean he has a hairy back? Eh... excuse me while I vomit into my coffee.

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  2. The only thing I want to know is... by xtracto · · Score: 3, Funny

    The only thing I want to know is: Does Windows 7 Mobile allows me to squirt my pals?

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  3. key differentiators by dna_(c)(tm)(r) · · Score: 3, Funny

    They have a key differentiator: built in theft prevention - nobody wants to touch it

    1. Re:key differentiators by Grishnakh · · Score: 4, Funny

      I left my Windows Phone 7 in my unlocked car yesterday, with the windows rolled down, hoping someone would steal it. When I came back to my car, someone had left a second Windows Phone 7 next to it!

  4. Re:If You're Late to the Party by bigredradio · · Score: 4, Funny

    Is it an iPhone? If it's not an iPhone why would I want it? I want the one with the bigger GBs and the WiFis.

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  5. Re:While I agree it's not as good as... by Tom · · Score: 4, Funny

    touting Windows 7 Phone as the second coming of Zune.

    There, fixed that for you.

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  6. Re:Failed launch by ColdWetDog · · Score: 2, Funny

    Whatever phone you get next, make sure that it has a shift key.

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  7. Re:If You're Late to the Party by pyser · · Score: 3, Funny

    So you get the hardware out there and then release incremental software improvements as you develop them, slowly but surely catching up to the cutting edge.

    Hey, it worked with the Zune, didn't it? Oh, wait...

  8. Re:While I agree it's not as good as... by Missing.Matter · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yes, those are all very impressive numbers (except the 14.1 million iPhone 4 numbers, which are mostly current customers with old iPhones, not new customers). However, this doesn't change the fact that you're extracting a conclusion based on one point of data. Many people have already commented that many stores only had 5-10 phones total, leaving a long waitlist of customers.

    without bringing any new functionality

    This is your opinion. For me, windows phone 7 integrates better with my devices, has a better user interface, better sync software, offers unique services like Zune Pass, and has more desirable hardware. The question is if there is a sizable amount of people who side with my opinion. You can't divine that from a single data point.