How the Lumia 920 wins and fails compared to the iPhone 5.

[Simon Tupper]

Which store is it available in right now today? Show me one with verified stock. You are not getting an iPhone 5 anymore unless you have a preorder. Stores should have all sold out of their 150 or less phones in the first hour. I am pretty confident that NO ONE has an iPhone5 on their shelf.

I went to a futurshop this morning at 10am and they had only one iPhone 5 left, but why is it so important?

 

[daveyheats]

If you are thinking about getting a new phone and you just can't wait to get something fresh and new, you want it fast, you want it now.

Nokia brought us the news about a nice and new lumia, a fantastic device, it has all of the wow factor that it needs and it will be available sometime before Christmas, we don't know hehe just wait and see!

Apple comes later, a week later! This is long! But hey chill down here is the iPhone 4s, but we did rethink it, it's everything you liked about the 4s, simply better. Aren't you thrilled? Well here is another great news! You only have a week to suffer until you can hold one in your hand and show off!

- But wait a minute! That Lumia is awesome!
- Sure... We'll see next month or will it be next month?
- Yeah yeah.. Keep talking! My phone will be better.
- Excuse me I must answer a call on my iPhone 5.


Sure this is satiric... But that's how WP makes me feel... Always uncertain... And WP7 was disappointing...

The lumia 920 and WP8 are amazing yes, but you can't win against Apple when you are that obscure about when the device will be available... People want some security and being vague about such a crucial information is not smart...

You are clearly utterly mental. But thanks for one of the most pointless pieces of drivel I've ever had the pleasure of reading.

 

[AngryNil]

Security? How about official announcements from carriers and Nokia regarding holiday season availability?

Sidenote: where are those announcements for the Ativ S, a device certain members on this forum trumpet like it's the Messiah yet falls short on just about every discussed count except for thickness?

 

[brmiller1976]

The OP makes a point. Most consumers buy what's good and available today, rather than waiting for what's great and available "soon."

Every person who picks up a non-WP device as a result of carrier exclusives or lack of availability during purchase time is a customer that Windows Phone has lost for 24 months.