Report: Nokia paying AT&T for exclusive employee use of the Lumia 900

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We've heard numerous times that the Nokia Lumia 900 will be a "hero" device for AT&T, a term that is unfamiliar for many who are not in the business of smartphones. Here, the usage refers to AT&T promoting the Lumia 900 on the level of the Apple tree iPhone pregnant nosotros should look a very intensive media campaign for the flagship Nokia device and information technology taking center stage on 1 of the largest carriers in the US.

One manner to practise that is to put the telephone in the hands of those on the front lines -- the sales reps at the AT&T stores. More information has rolled in over the last few hours since we broke the Apr 9th street date for the 900. First, nosotros know that the phones started arriving at AT&T stores over the concluding two days and that employee preparation on the Windows Phone Bone (and this specific hardware) will accept place on March 26th, April 6th and seventh at those outlets.

Side by side is the big news: AT&T has designated the Nokia Lumia 900 for 'Visitor Use' significant all Front Seller employees are eligible to receive the phone at no cost. The trade off is though is that employees have to turn in their current 'Company Use' phones, namely the iPhone and sure Android devices.

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Y'all read that right: Nokia is paying, we hear up to $25 million, for AT&T employees to exclusively use the Lumia 900 instead of the iPhone and Android. Nokia is expecting more than lxxx% of employees to be using their flagship Windows Phone for participation in the CU program (employees tin opt to use any phone they desire at a discount, only CU phones are provided for gratuitous), which should go a long fashion in convincing those employees the merits of the OS, resulting in positive word of oral fissure and high sales.

Then why is AT&T so keen on promoting Windows Telephone, specifically the Nokia Lumia 900? Certain, in that location is money involved but in addition but we're told that the feeling at AT&T is that the company is trying to get abroad from being "the iPhone carrier" and are looking to differentiate their lineup from their competition. The Lumia 900 is a device they can get behind to do that -- non just because of the financial incentive, but considering this phone represents a real take a chance for the fledgling Bone to smoothen. That should sit down well with many of y'all who are worried almost the fate of Microsoft'south mobile OS.

Oh and before we close out, we're as well told that the HTC TITAN and Samsung Focus S are to be put on the Finish of Life (EOL) list, meaning their future availability will be phased out from current inventory without being replenished. (Well, there had to be some bad news, right?)

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