• Store 1: “They are not flying off the shelves, people are being super cautious.” • Store 2: “Sold more than a few!” • Store 3: “Doing okay, third one was delayed due to manufacturing.” • Store 4: “Store sold 10 since Monday.” • Store 5: “Sold 4 yesterday in-store; the Samsung Focus is much more popular than the others.” • Store 6: “They sold really well” • Store 7: “Sold 2 since launch.” • Store 8: “Sold 4 total.” • Store 9: “Only have sold 1 since it came out; almost no interest.” • Store 10: “We sold 2.” • Store 11: “Sold one Samsung Focus.” • Store 12: “Between 10-15; Samsung seems much more popular than the HTC model” • Store 13: “Windows Phone is selling well. We’ve sold around 15 since launch.” • Store 14: “Sold 10 total.” • Store 15: “Sold a lot of them! The Samsung model is most popular because of the screen.”
All in all, the devices seem to be selling in respectable quantities for a brand new mobile operating system. Microsoft’s approach is normally a slow and steady fight to the top (think Xbox), and with the amount of marketing dollars they have to spend — not to mention a bunch of top-tier manufacturers on-board — it’s still anyone’s game at this point.
