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Microsoft has sold 1.5 million Windows Phone 7 devices already

Summary: Microsoft has something to be pleased about this holiday season. Over 1.5 million Windows Phone 7 devices were sold in the first six weeks.

Rachel King

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Microsoft has something to be pleased about this holiday season. Over 1.5 million Windows Phone 7 devices were sold in the first six weeks.

Achim Berg, vice president of business and marketing for Windows Phones, said that the figure was "in line" with Microsoft's expectations. However, he later mentioned that "measuring for success is more long term than short term," so it's nice to see them being humble about it. Other than expanding to more mobile carriers globally in 2011, he didn't say much about where Microsoft plans to go from here with its smartphones.

Are you surprised by the news? Do you own one of those 1.5 million WP7 smartphones? And if so, are you happy with your purchase?

Topics: Mobility, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Software, Windows

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  • RE: Microsoft has sold 1.5 million Windows Phone 7 devices already

    Proud to say I am one of those 1.5 million owners.
    jrggzmn
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    • RE: Microsoft has sold 1.5 million Windows Phone 7 devices already

      @jrggzmn
      LAME... The only thing Microsoft does good is win7 and office. The future is Apple, Linux, Google!
      hfsma
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      • RE: Microsoft has sold 1.5 million Windows Phone 7 devices already

        @hfsma

        It took the first iPhone 74 days to sell 1 million. And it took Android almost a year.
        empirestatebuddy
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      • RE: Microsoft has sold 1.5 million Windows Phone 7 devices already

        @hfsma
        In your dream, maybe.
        illegaloperation
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      • but Apple actually sold that number of phones to consumers..

        @empirestatebuddy that wasn't the number delivered to the sales channel like this number from MS, that 1mil was sales to actual buying consumers..

        also that 74 days if from 3 years ago when the smartphone market was much different from today.. Apple sold 1.7million iPhone 4s in three days.. if MS wants to compete in TODAY's market they are going to have to do a lot better than the numbers that companies where doing 3 years ago..
        doctorSpoc
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      • Its only 35714 sales per day, activations are less

        Can't compare the market three years ago, this is a very small number.

        What really matters is if this grows exponentially, linearly stays stagnant or declines. Then we shall see if the LONG RUN will have any significance.

        Personally it would be best to stay away from Microsoft. They should improve their OS so that it can run on ARM processors, until then, good luck and Ill keep my hands off your handsets. And even if it succeeds I shall do the same cause I don't like to be taxed by them.

        Finally 4000 apps in 6 weeks is a very low number considering how many C# developers exists. That is very very disappointing. i was expecting they hit 100k under one year. At this rate if they reach 25000 it will be a huge hit.
        Uralbas
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    • But they haven't actually sold 1.5million phones to consumers..

      @jrggzmn - this is the number they have delivered to the sales channel.. Mary Joe Foley (ZDnet.. All about Microsoft Blog) has confirmed that this number is NOT the number actually sold to consumers.. just the number delivered to sales channel.. for all we know the vast majority of that 1.5million could be sitting on store shelves collecting dust..
      doctorSpoc
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    • Another mindless Rachel King post

      @jrggzmn

      Maybe she should read Ed Bott's blog on the subject. She just might learn something, but I doubt it.
      Economister
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    • RE: Microsoft has sold 1.5 million Windows Phone 7 devices already

      @jrggzmn Also proud to say I'm one of those 1.5 million Windows Phone owners.

      I had an iPhone 3G for 2 years, running painfully slow and my wife and I just switched to AT&T's Samsung Focus (super AMOLED anyone?) running WP7.

      We are really happy with the change so far, but anxiously awaiting some more apps to become available. Since they were running the promotion, we got one of the phones for free too.
      dmatranga
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    • RE: Microsoft has sold 1.5 million Windows Phone 7 devices already

      @jrggzmn

      Also proud to say I am one of those 1.5 million owners.
      shenzhen2112
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  • Google Activates 300k EVERY DAY

    Apple is even higher than that and it took MS a month and a half to do 5 days worth of Android activations.....

    Pull the plug already, the POS is done.
    itguy08
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    • RE: Microsoft has sold 1.5 million Windows Phone 7 devices already

      @itguy08
      POS based on what?
      swenmark
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      • RE: Microsoft has sold 1.5 million Windows Phone 7 devices already

        @swenmark

        Don't feed the troll.
        Zedox
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      • RE: Microsoft has sold 1.5 million Windows Phone 7 devices already

        @swenmark

        Really BAD UI, bugs, and just a generally poor experience.
        itguy08
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    • RE: Microsoft has sold 1.5 million Windows Phone 7 devices already

      @itguy08
      Yeah, we should all go out and buy , I don't know, a smart phone that you have to hold exactly correct to keep from dropping a signal? Or a phone that you have to buy a special bumper gaurd so you won't drop a signal? Or maybe a phone that has glass on the back so if (when) you drop it it will shatter? Wait, I know, we should all be so luck to buy a phone that is so locked down you almost have to contact the man himself to simply turn it on!

      The iphone is one of the biggest POS I've seen, and yet somehow the man has convinced so many that they should buy it anyway!
      mgrubb@...
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  • RE: Microsoft has sold 1.5 million Windows Phone 7 devices already

    Can someone add some comparative statistics to this number to give us an idea how the WP7 phones stack up against other OS/Carriers?
    dvanderwerken
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    • RE: Microsoft has sold 1.5 million Windows Phone 7 devices already

      @dvanderwerken

      From what I understand, it took the first iPhone 74 days to sell 1 million units. And it took Android almost a year. Can someone back this up with links?
      empirestatebuddy
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    • this 1.5mil number is not the number sold to consumers..

      @dvanderwerken - it's the number MS has delivered to the carriers basically.. that's the 1st point<br><br>3years ago when the iPhone 1st came out.. apple did 1million in about two months.. but that was 3 years ago.. things have changed quite a bit since then.. THIS year Apple sold 1.7million iPhone 4s in 3 days.. so this is what MS is really up against.. they are selling less phones in 2 months than Apple sold in three days..
      doctorSpoc
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      • No sorry that's wrong. MS does not deliver any phones to anyone

        They dont make them. They can not provide numbers anytime they wish. Independent hw makers deliver them to multiple carriers in multiple countries. MS has to wait for them all to put together their quarterly numbers and add them all up before they know how many have been sold. These partners dont have to give them daily or weekly updates on sales or WP licenses. Apple can immediately come up with the numbers because they control the hw. And comparing to iphone 3 years ago is ridiculous. Their was NO competition then. If their were no iphones or android phones now probably 1000x WP's would have been sold by now. It took apple 2 and a half months to reach 1M. Objectively WP is off to a great start.
        Johnny Vegas
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      • RE: Microsoft has sold 1.5 million Windows Phone 7 devices already

        @doctorSpoc

        Let me ask you a question.
        If MS manage to sell as many as apple an android, would you get a WP7.
        My guess would be no.
        I don't know what MS did to you but you don't sound too positive.
        live.tiles
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