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Microsoft needs to gain traction with latest Windows Phone
Is it Microsoft's last, best chance to become a player in the mobile phone market? Some analysts say the company's much ballyhooed launch of the new Nokia Lumia 900 smartphone over the weekend is a make or break moment for the company's future.
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  • xplanes wrote...
    forget the phone
    April 9, 2012 8:29 pm
    if you want me to switch to a smart phone then get rid of the data plan requirement for the phone discount. I have wi-fi at home and at work. I don't need the data access in the car because I'm not supposed to be using the thing while I drive, right?
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  • 333 wrote...
    what is wrong with microsoft!?
    April 9, 2012 8:46 pm
    the Nokia Lumia 900????? that's it's name??? hmm...i-phone? droid?? or the lumi nokkie something???? brilant microsoft.
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  • manabouttown wrote...
    it's name is Windows Phone (I guess)
    April 10, 2012 6:27 am
    the nokia lumia is the name of the actual phone... like the Thunderbolt is the name of the phone, but it uses Android. oh..and it has 80,000 apps, but it's missing the "big" ones like Angry Birds: Space. Angry Birds? you'd not get a phone because it doesn't have Angry Birds? How stupid is that?
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  • soo purletiv wrote...
    Psssssst.... Microsoft
    April 9, 2012 8:49 pm
    If you want to sell more of your phones, you have to go out to the source. Go to the POP.

    The last time I upgraded, the salesman talked me out of the Windows phone. He said they didn't have the apps that the Android and IPhone have and they are still new in comparison to the previously mentioned.

    As a result, I stayed with the Android. Hey, I just listened to the salesman.

    Well, and the fact that I had researched the phone that I ended up buying prior to visiting their shop. I also looked into the Windows phone, but it was off in a corner all by itself. (and the salesman thing)

    If you want to sell more phones, advertising alone is not going to do it. You need some guys at the POP to educate potential consumers. (As well as keep an ear on the sales staff).

    Oh, and incentives don't hurt either.....

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  • 333 wrote...
    it doesn't look good
    April 10, 2012 6:54 am
    not very sexy looking,reeks of "remember that phone they tried..."
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  • g33k wrote...
    It's awesome!!
    April 10, 2012 8:02 am
    I have a Windows phone. I love it. The interface is much easier to navigate than the iPhone or Droid.
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  • William Lawn wrote...
    They launched the thing on Easter Sunday
    April 10, 2012 8:37 am
    You know, the day when most stores are closed.

    Instead of big lines featured in the local press getting the tech fans all excited they got nothing.

    Who launches a product on Easter Sunday?

    And who calls their phone a Lumia 900?

    Hey man, I just scored a Nokia Lumia 900.

    Too funny.

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  • kata wrote...
    Not if the marketing department has anything to say about it.
    April 10, 2012 9:12 am
    I have no use for a smartphone but you can see what they did with the Zune. It's a shame, really. The interface is far more intuitive.
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  • Esty wrote...
    windows phone
    April 10, 2012 11:00 am
    I'm loving mine. Not as overcomplicated and fast /clear
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  • awbitf wrote...
    If you want to buy a phone, you owe it to yourself to try it
    April 10, 2012 11:08 am
    Make your own decision. Try an iPhone an Android and a Windows Phone. The world isn't one size fits all, neither are phones.

    If you don't try all three, you're not doing yourself a favor. At $99, I certainly am going to try the Lumia 900 when my Verizon contract is up in 3 weeks.

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  • JustAnotherFish wrote...
    Dare to dream...
    April 10, 2012 11:57 am
    "If they can gain traction with the Lumia 900 they're actually going to stand a chance to be the number 3 phone company..."

    Easy there, Overachiever. Let's not set our goals TOO high.

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