Mary Jo Foley is reporting that stores are either sold out or almost all sold out of Windows Phone 7 devices. She goes on to speculate about glitches in the software, problems in hardware, and more, but in the end gets Microsoft to admit that they are suffering from some shortages. The good news, though, is that Microsoft is also confirming that supply will be replenished in the coming weeks. I hope for the company’s sake that it can keep up with demand, especially with Black Friday coming up shortly.
I have to admit that I’m surprised that there are device shortages and I’m left wondering if it’s not part of Microsoft’s plan to drive up demand. After all, what better way to make someone want to buy a phone, then to create fake demand for said phone. Then again, perhaps the commercials are driving people to leave the iPhone behind and grab the unproven Windows Phone 7? (see commercial below)
In my circle of friends I have yet to have anyone ask me about Windows Phone 7, nor purchase a device. Believe it or not, my friends aren’t all techies either, so they definitely aren’t already iPhone or Droid owners.
Early reports are putting initial sales of the devices at 40k units. The number isn’t so terrible, especially when compared to the dismal sales of the KIN before it was pulled off the market.
Are you thinking of picking up a Windows Phone 7 device?
