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Originally Posted by p-slim
i said you're right, i knew about the phone thats why i brought it up, i didn't know they made a us version, nor do i really care. but it sounds like you're saying they're throwing money away. So they know they have a big market (according to you) in the US but just don't make, advertise, or sell thr phone, even though theyve already created the phone. i'm going to keep it real with you whether you want to believe it or not, if winmo started advertising their phones in the US it would be a complete waste of money. yes they would sell a couple more, but the majority of people in the US want phones that work right out of the box and now social networking is a big thing here. winmo is not on this train yet. you can think if they advertise more then winmo will be better but it won't. honestly if windows sold more units at this time they would have more haters. windows isn't user friendly, and people aren't down for customization. having these phones in more peoples hands would be a disaster for winmo, thats my opionion and i'm sticking by it.
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Okay, so now that you know they have a US version, and you can buy it right now form their website... Do YOU think they are throwing money by not actually trying to sell it? I mean, you didn't even know it existed, that's how poor the marketing has been...
Uh, Windows Mobile phones DO work out of the box. Agian, the Verizon Touch Pro 2 was sold out for over a month because they couldn't keep them in stock. Consumer Reports rated it as the best business device on the market. And this is stock, right out of the box.
As for social networking- there's a facebook app, a myspace app, and several twitter apps. There is also some integration with the OS (at least with Titanium, TouchFlo, the Xperia panel interface, SPB Mobile Shell, and any other interface out there).
There is no way you can claim Windows Mobile wouldn't sell if they advertised when the Verizon Touch Pro 2 stayed sold out for over a month with NO marketing whatsoever, and no stores even having display models to show customers. If they advertised it the way they do the Droid, then it would be the hottest selling device in America right now.
And, again- the X10 runs Android. It's not a Windows Mobile device. Have you seen any marketing whatsoever for it? Of course not. So that pretty much blows your whole "it's because nobody wants Windows Mobile" theory right out of the water.
However, at least Sony will actually sell it to an American if they somehow find out it exists.
HTC, on the other hand, will NOT sell an American an unlocked Australian HD2 once the American finds out it will work on 3G over here. The American is left to deal with high priced middle men. So while Sony doesn't market at all, at least they will actually sell you a device. HTC doesn't market it at all, and won't sell you one either.
HTC deals with carriers in America. They don't care about the public at all. They market what the carriers tell them to, and they won't sell anything directly to the public.