just saying, the iphones on all three carriers, the galaxy nexus will be on them all soon. i think consumers would eat these things up! i know if they bring it to sprint im getting one asap.
just saying, the iphones on all three carriers, the galaxy nexus will be on them all soon. i think consumers would eat these things up! i know if they bring it to sprint im getting one asap.
While I agree in principal, one carrier didn't hurt iPhone much for the first few years. Nor Droid in the beginning for that matter. If it's good, they will come.
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This is AT&T's baby. Don't be surprised to see AT&T announce the 900 and not Nokia...
The carriers have to want them. Giving a deal to a large footdragger, (VZW), won't make the ones who've given good support all along real happy.
Nokia and MS could persuade sprint and version easily if they wanted to. I mean the evidence that windows phone are the highest rated phones on the market by consumers. People buy these phones and love them. People from sprint and version just need a better choice and the 900 is definitely it.
That is exactly. MS and Nokia could easily persuade these carriers yet it seems like they do not care enough to try and get all the carriers on board.
Any hints on pricing of the 900? I'm really hoping they don't pull a Verizon and charge $300 since it is LTE. I have hope since the Vivid is only $199 and its LTE and the Skyrocket is $250.
I heard a rumor it was coming in at 249. I think this is a really bad idea if it turns out to be true. This phone needs to be 199 and not a penny more or people that are not already fans of WP are not going to buy it when they can get an iPhone 4s for cheaper.
I heard a rumor it was coming in at 249. I think this is a really bad idea if it turns out to be true. This phone needs to be 199 and not a penny more or people that are not already fans of WP are not going to buy it when they can get an iPhone 4s for cheaper.
The 900 can be pretty big with AT&T alone. And early on, that exclusivity may actually help it rather than hurt it.
There's going to be a very strong ad push by Nokia, MS, and AT&T. People will know about the 900. There will be a buzz. And just like the iPhone and Droid before it, not everyone will be able to get it easily.
It will be a phone that is only attainable if you belong to the exclusive AT&T club. And AT&T will make sure you know that.
But with all the ads and it only being on at&t Nokia will lose sales from someone who is on one of the other carriers and would buy the phone if it was available right away. Exclusivity may seem like a good thing but it limits the possible # of consumers who could and would purchase the device. WP needs all the subscribers it can get and coming out with a phone of high end specs like the ace on only one carrier is foolish.
I think the buzz might be more important than total sales and availability for now. Scarcity can be beneficial in a marketing sense.
The exclusivity enabled it to get Hero status on AT&T. That means an advertising push as well as sales incentives. If it was available everywhere, that wouldn't happen. It would be treated as just another phone on all the carriers. There would be no reason for a carrier to spend a lot of money pushing it because people could buy it elsewhere.
Being on one carrier and getting focus is better than all carriers and no special treatment.