Absence of Windows Phone 7 product sales buzz means it has likely flopped

A week after the heralded launch of Microsoft’s smartphone, not a soul really knows about Windows Phone 7 sales. While virtually all smartphone makers proudly trumpet initial sales figures after a launch, Microsoft has not. With no official data about Windows Phone 7 sales circulation, industry experts are deciding the new Microsoft smartphone is a flop. Resource for this article – Lack of Windows Phone 7 sales news a signal the device is a dud by Money Blog Newz.

Windows Phone 7 lacks data

Windows Phone 7 sales are likely disappointing, despite Microsoft’s $500 million “Phone to save us from our phones” ad campaign. The Windows Phone 7 had been launched on multiple handsets, and Mediapost suggests that this might be a reason for their lack of success. The Apple’s iPhone on the other hand sold around 143,000 a day for three weeks when it launched. 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 sales reports for the Windows Phone 7 were excluded from the annual shareholders meeting in Bellevue, Wash. The focal point instead was on the Kinect gaming console. Within the first 10 of the Kinect's launch, it sold over one million. Windows Phone 7 handsets made by Samsung, LG and HTC went on sale Nov. 7 for AT&T and T-Mobile networks. 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."

Microsoft’s smartphone challenge

The blogosphere isn't expecting the sales of the Windows Phone 7 to be anything substantial. The LA Times said a problem arose with the Samsung Focus in which the phone is "frying" the Windows Phone 7 cards. The phone is insecure and the Office apps run badly as outlined by PC World. Microsoft has a habit of releasing computer programs and fixing the bugs along the way, and as outlined by TechieInsider, they can't do that with their phone and expect good results.

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Information Week

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MediaPost

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Techie Insider

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Techie Insider

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