D. There was just as much hype around the Droid and Pre, and look how well those sold.
Not True at all. Well the part about being zero buzz beyond tech geeks is true.Folks, there is zero buzz about the Evo beyond the tech geeks (all of us). And, the general consumer base has proven they are not going to be willing to incur a $10/month tax to use a specific phone.
Sprint just really muddled things up with the $10 EVO fee and the $30 WiFi fee and now the $5 video chat fee. That kind of noise will drive consumers to other devices fast.
I agree with everything said BUT the Pre didn't initially sell because nobody had inventory. I was 4th and last in line at BB and people were being turned away before the store ever opened. Inventory didn't show for months. By that time EVERYBODY had gotten in their heads that there was something terrible wrong with the phone and NOBODY would sell it. Sprint and then VZ would do everything not to sell you the phone.<snip>
D. There was just as much hype around the Droid and Pre, and look how well those sold.
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The Instinct campaign was great.
I still know a number of people who love the Instinct. I remember going to DC after the phone was released and they were EVERYWHERE.
Not True at all. Well the part about being zero buzz beyond tech geeks is true.
- Consumers WILL pay extra, remember iPhone?
- Tethering has almost always been an additional cost, the Pre on VZ is the exception.
- "$5 video chat fee" is NOT from Sprint but from Qik. Has nothing to do with Sprint beside them bundling it with the phone.
I agree with everything said BUT the Pre didn't initially sell because nobody had inventory. I was 4th and last in line at BB and people were being turned away before the store ever opened. Inventory didn't show for months. By that time EVERYBODY had gotten in their heads that there was something terrible wrong with the phone and NOBODY would sell it. Sprint and then VZ would do everything not to sell you the phone.
I still stick the the "Droid Does" campaign as being genius.
They created a buzz that's still carries. I know a guy that reads all the sites daily, considers himself a tech geek and he can't, or does distinguish, "Droid" from Android. He thinks "Droid Does" = "Android Does".
Plus they continue to name the devices "Droid" and whatever phone carries on with the original campaign so those devices has good launches as well.
In effect the ads for the Droid Incredible started last year.
Sprint just doesn't do good launches. The Instinct campaign was great.
I still know a number of people who love the Instinct. I remember going to DC after the phone was released and they were EVERYWHERE.
If I'm not mistaken, didn't the Droid sell over a million units in the first week?
[*]"$5 video chat fee" is NOT from Sprint but from Qik. Has nothing to do with Sprint beside them bundling it with the phone.
The poll is the weekend, not the week.