11-25-2010, 02:54 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 211
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I think it's a lot more likely that MS is trying to bump up its market share. If AT&T stores actually have enough devices in stock, this could be a big win for WP7 devices. Samsung has already announced that they're interested in making more WP7 devices. With MS trying really hard to build market share, I think this is a great move on their part. They can afford to subsidize the devices and AT&T gets more data plans.
With the problems keeping the phones in stock to start with, I don't think of this as a "stock-clearing" sale. The devices have been doing pretty well considering their relatively short supply everywhere. And now that the product placements and ads have kicked in a little more, I think that it's likely to take off. Besides, I've now lost track of the number of times I've seen this advertised on all sorts of websites.
Personally, I plan to head to the AT&T store on Friday to try to snag an extra one to upgrade my wife. It's worth the extra $15/month to get her on a phone w/ a data plan and a map app. While I can't get her on the unlimited plan, I think she'll likely be okay with the 200 MB/month, especially if I set up her wireless network around the house and give her some basic training on that front (and encourage her to go light on the data usage outside of the house - at least to start). I'm just hoping that there's still a Focus in stock. I think that's the best of the devices overall.
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