News · 16 Nov 2012 · MTW Editorial Team
For those of you who have been living under a rock or simply on vacation just like me here a small reminder: Windows Phone 8 has really launched and most of the major carriers in the world are selling WP8 handsets from HTC or Nokia. What I would like to know though is if any of you have seen TV ads, Street ads, magazine ads etc in your respective countries or if Microsoft is still failing to promote its mobile platform just like it has ever done?
Several TV ads are apparently currently being aired across the world since last week so did you actually see them (note that each region/country has its on version with its local celebrity)? Verizon has also started to sell the Nokia Lumia 822 and HTC Windows Phone 8X yesterday which is kind of a big news in the US. From what I have seen pricing and availability has been a bit spotty throughout the world especially on carriers which is really disappointing as this seems to always be the case with Windows Phone devices compared to the iPhone which is always available everywhere on the same day with enough stock or even flagship Android handsets like Samsung’s.
Speaking of Samsung…these guys are simply all over the place! I’m seeing huge billboards, street ads, in-store booth for their products in each major country I go. Unfortunately nothing about windows Phone but the Korean giant is heavily promoting Windows 8 and its ATIV Smart PC (Dubai was full of ads for this tablet). Surprisingly I saw the only Lumia 920 billboard you see in the picture above in Dubai even-though the device has yet to be released there.
In terms of pricing, Nokia’s Lumia 920 and 820 variants are cheaper than HTC’s if you decide to get one with a carrier contract which means that the Finnish company has once again decided to get’s it’s hardware heavily subsidized by the operators to be able to compete with the other major players. So did you take you already get yourself a Windows Phone 8 device? If so, Which one and why? I should be getting a Nokia Lumia 920 later today so you get expect a lot more coverage on here in the coming days. If you are in the US then don’t hesitate to hit the Amazon links below to check out their offers as they usually have single days discounts on flagship devices (the 920 was $49.99 a few days ago).
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