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Originally Posted by NokTokDaddy View Post
That is a very good point.

All the stores I visit are largely ignorant of WP and Mango. many were quite enthusiastic about Nokia (which surprised me) but all stated that the demand was for the top Android devices (as opposed to Android in itself; this seems to be driven by aggressive marketing) iPhone and, strangely, Blackberry which is still very popular with a lot of people here in the UK (the young seem to like it for Blackberry Messaging and the older market because they use 'real' buttons)

None seemed to be aware of the N9, but most seemed to be familar with Nokia's plans to introduce Windows Phone devices...

Nokia and Microsoft will have to work hard to raise awareness with retail staff because these are the real influence in most people's buying decisions.
But will they be willing to be bitten yet again? Microsoft keeps coming back over and over again with yet another new Windows Mobile handset over the years and the clarion call is always the same, "THIS is the one! THIS TIME for SURE!" and salespeople sometimes tried to push it but the reactions have been so negative, so repeatedly in the past that it'll be very hard for them to listen to Microsoft's reps when they repeat the same "THIS TIME IS DIFFERENT!" pitch, especially when the experience is admittedly more crippled than the competition.
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