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| Nokia Lumia 900 Sells for Basically Nothing Now in USA: $49.99 and Only 330k Units Sold Posted: 15 Jul 2012 10:48 AM PDT
With the Nokia Lumia 900 selling merely 330k units in USA, according to analyst Horace Dediu it’s now time to get rid of the leftover stocks. Maybe that’s why AT&T is now selling the handset for $49.99, a laughable price for this smartphone, but remember that it’s still on contract.
Back to the 330k number, if this is real, it’s a real blow for Microsoft and Nokia… and AT&T. They spent hundreds of millions of dollars on promotion in the States and what they got in return doesn’t even begin to cover the investment. Add to that the fact that Windows Phone 8 won’t be available on this model and you’ll see that everyone is frustrated: the public, the phone owners, the phone maker and the maker of the OS on the handset. In order to arrive at the number of units sold, Horace Dediu used Nielsen’s figures, showing that their Windows base adds up to 4.5% while the ComScore figures reach 4%. From that total Nielsen leaves 3.2% for Windows Mobile and 1.3% for Windows Phone. From the WP area, HTC and Samsung get 0.5% and Nokia 0.3%. And now if we use the comScore figure for total smartphone sales (110 million), the date brings us to 330k Lumias in the USA. And that happened over 4 months. Sad for Nokia, right? Related posts:
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| iPhone 5 Could be Announced on August 7th, According to Insiders Posted: 15 Jul 2012 01:12 AM PDT
The usual “inside source” told the guys of KnowYourMobile that the future iPhone will be unveiled in an August 7 keynote and the next version of Apple’s mobile software, iOS 6.0 will also be released officially around the same. Last we heard, the iPhone 5 was supposed to debut in the fall time frame, somewhere around September/October.
I have to remind you that in 2011 the iPhone 4S took off on October 4th, while in 2010, the iPhone 4 was announced at Apple’s WWDC event. Now it should be either September of October, making the handset a hot seller for the holidays. A debut in August may feel a bit too early, but this is Apple we’re talking about and they’re known for doing unusual things. Forrester analyst Charles Golvin told Wired that the main advantages of an August debut include the ability to take advantage of the back to school buying period. Keep in mind that Apple would still need to get the FCC approval by then, so they have to through some hurdles before hitting the stores and operators. Strangely enough, some sellers on Chinese websites are already bold enough to let people pre-order the iPhone 5, even though it’s not even official yet. Will you get one? Related posts:
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