Comments on: Creating Hype: Milestone Sells Out In Record Time! http://phandroid.com/2009/12/11/creating-hype-milestone-sells-out-in-record-time/ Android Phone News, Rumors, Reviews, Apps, Forums & More! Mon, 04 Apr 2011 02:51:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Azam Abbas http://phandroid.com/2009/12/11/creating-hype-milestone-sells-out-in-record-time/#comment-68182 Azam Abbas Sat, 12 Dec 2009 03:35:06 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=9257#comment-68182 this article is based on just one days visit of expansys UK website. I never expected this from phandroid .. way below your level guys. I'm one of the many who pre-ordered the device and waited till yesterday for it to be shipped. They got first batch on Thursday and dispatched all. the website was showing 100+ as it is automatically updated from warehouse in Hongkong and later on it went back to 'estimated 4 days'. later on, on friday they got more in and dispatched then all again. Currently its showing 4 days again. Milestone has huge demand in Australia and in UK. try looking up forums with people posting how they are looking for online stores to provide it to them. this article is based on just one days visit of expansys UK website. I never expected this from phandroid .. way below your level guys. I’m one of the many who pre-ordered the device and waited till yesterday for it to be shipped. They got first batch on Thursday and dispatched all. the website was showing 100+ as it is automatically updated from warehouse in Hongkong and later on it went back to ‘estimated 4 days’. later on, on friday they got more in and dispatched then all again. Currently its showing 4 days again. Milestone has huge demand in Australia and in UK. try looking up forums with people posting how they are looking for online stores to provide it to them.

]]> By: mikey http://phandroid.com/2009/12/11/creating-hype-milestone-sells-out-in-record-time/#comment-68153 mikey Sat, 12 Dec 2009 02:02:20 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=9257#comment-68153 guess what.. markets/target audiences are different, and in germany there wasn't even a billboard up for this device. guess what.. markets/target audiences are different, and in germany there wasn’t even a billboard up for this device.

]]> By: Ratcom http://phandroid.com/2009/12/11/creating-hype-milestone-sells-out-in-record-time/#comment-68096 Ratcom Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:49:26 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=9257#comment-68096 @modelportfolio2003 - thanks for clearing up the whole vodafone & Verizon thing, very interesting. and yep I've got a feeling that it may be orange or t-mobile who end you with this great handset. Oh and remember vodafone are launching that bloody iphone in the new year :( @modelportfolio2003 – thanks for clearing up the whole vodafone & Verizon thing, very interesting. and yep I’ve got a feeling that it may be orange or t-mobile who end you with this great handset. Oh and remember vodafone are launching that bloody iphone in the new year :(

]]> By: ari-free http://phandroid.com/2009/12/11/creating-hype-milestone-sells-out-in-record-time/#comment-68049 ari-free Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:46:07 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=9257#comment-68049 The wii sold a lot. It's just that nobody cares about the other wii games once you look beyond wii sports and mario. I have a wii just for wii sports/fit/resort but I'm disappointed that there's nothing better out there. The wii sold a lot. It’s just that nobody cares about the other wii games once you look beyond wii sports and mario. I have a wii just for wii sports/fit/resort but I’m disappointed that there’s nothing better out there.

]]> By: Matthew Forrester http://phandroid.com/2009/12/11/creating-hype-milestone-sells-out-in-record-time/#comment-68011 Matthew Forrester Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:07:34 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=9257#comment-68011 Mines waiting for me at the Post Office depot, picking up tomorrow. Mines waiting for me at the Post Office depot, picking up tomorrow.

]]> By: kizer http://phandroid.com/2009/12/11/creating-hype-milestone-sells-out-in-record-time/#comment-67957 kizer Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:24:12 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=9257#comment-67957 Selling out sounds like a Wii. Lets make the unit sound even more popular that it is so everybody is driven mad in the efforts to aquire one. Selling out sounds like a Wii.

Lets make the unit sound even more popular that it is so everybody is driven mad in the efforts to aquire one.

]]> By: DoesDroid http://phandroid.com/2009/12/11/creating-hype-milestone-sells-out-in-record-time/#comment-67916 DoesDroid Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:20:49 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=9257#comment-67916 In fact O2 in Germany can't handle all the demands for this phone either, still many people are waiting for their order. In fact O2 in Germany can’t handle all the demands for this phone either, still many people are waiting for their order.

]]> By: modelportfolio2003 http://phandroid.com/2009/12/11/creating-hype-milestone-sells-out-in-record-time/#comment-67913 modelportfolio2003 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:18:31 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=9257#comment-67913 @Ratcom Hi. Interesting thesis you have about Vodafone UK might not pick up Milestone in the New Year. My own view is that the first network to pick up the Milestone will be Orange rather than Vodafone because Orange carries the Motorola Dext (Cliq in US) and had good sell through from what one store manager told me....he said he had heard they were going to carry the Milestone in the New Year unofficially. When you walk into a Vodafone shop and ask about the Milestone, the common response is......"Motorola? we have not had Motorola for over a year and they have not had a good mobile since the .....(name varies according to memory)!" Then they try to sell you a Crackberry. You might be interested to know that Vodafone is not the parent of Verizon. Verizon is a massive US wireline and wireless telephone company and it owns a subsidiary company called Verizon Wireless (to hold its wireless assets). Verizon owns 51% of Verizon Wireless and Vodafone owns 49% of Verizon Wireless. So Verizon has the final decision making power over Vodafone when it comes to this joint venture company.....over the years, Vodafone has been uncomfortable with this relationship and rumours surface about either selling out their 49% stake in Verizon Wireless or buying 100% (which Verizon will never let them do!). Hope that clarifies things for you. @Ratcom

Hi. Interesting thesis you have about Vodafone UK might not pick up Milestone in the New Year.

My own view is that the first network to pick up the Milestone will be Orange rather than Vodafone because Orange carries the Motorola Dext (Cliq in US) and had good sell through from what one store manager told me….he said he had heard they were going to carry the Milestone in the New Year unofficially. When you walk into a Vodafone shop and ask about the Milestone, the common response is……”Motorola? we have not had Motorola for over a year and they have not had a good mobile since the …..(name varies according to memory)!”
Then they try to sell you a Crackberry.

You might be interested to know that Vodafone is not the parent of Verizon. Verizon is a massive US wireline and wireless telephone company and it owns a subsidiary company called verizonwireless.com (to hold its wireless assets). Verizon owns 51% of verizonwireless.com and Vodafone owns 49% of verizonwireless.com. So Verizon has the final decision making power over Vodafone when it comes to this joint venture company…..over the years, Vodafone has been uncomfortable with this relationship and rumours surface about either selling out their 49% stake in verizonwireless.com or buying 100% (which Verizon will never let them do!). Hope that clarifies things for you.

]]> By: Ratcom http://phandroid.com/2009/12/11/creating-hype-milestone-sells-out-in-record-time/#comment-67904 Ratcom Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:03:05 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=9257#comment-67904 I cannot believe that Motorola went down the exclusive route anyway..... after a amazing launch with verizon they choose to miss out on a christmas launch with a UK carrier. I think the next bombshell will be that Vodafone (parent company of Verizon) wont bother to pick this up in the new year. To say that Motorola need this to be a big success worldwide I think at least in the UK they dropped the ball. I cannot believe that Motorola went down the exclusive route anyway….. after a amazing launch with verizon they choose to miss out on a christmas launch with a UK carrier. I think the next bombshell will be that Vodafone (parent company of Verizon) wont bother to pick this up in the new year. To say that Motorola need this to be a big success worldwide I think at least in the UK they dropped the ball.

]]> By: Jojie http://phandroid.com/2009/12/11/creating-hype-milestone-sells-out-in-record-time/#comment-67902 Jojie Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:01:24 +0000 http://phandroid.com/?p=9257#comment-67902 Leave the selling out "marketing crap" to Apple. Let them play that mind game. Google stay your course because 2010 is looking mighty fine!!!! Leave the selling out “marketing crap” to Apple. Let them play that mind game. Google stay your course because 2010 is looking mighty fine!!!!

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