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Motorola Droid is far from a flop
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Read my full Motorola Droid review here
The Motorola Droid was only released two days ago and already, there are skeptics (probably iPhone fans) who are ready to call it a "flop" because there weren't thousands of people in lines at Verizon stores on Friday like there were for the iPhone and Palm Pre launches.
CNET, which reported the "news" first, is very irresponsible in its reporting. First of all, the Motorola Droid was not just available at Verizon stores; several Best Buy stores sold them as well. It's also important to note that several Verizon customers ordered the phone online and Verizon is known for shipping new orders within two days.
So, you don't buy my argument? Okay, let's look at the Palm Pre. There were huge lines on June 6, the day it was released. But did the phone sell well after the release date? By most accounts, the Palm Pre is the Mariah Carey of smartphones: it's a major flop! In other words, strong sales over the long-run are far more important than first day sales. Long lines may look all glitzy, requiring store managers to take pictures and hand out muffins to all the people in line. But as Palm Pre sales demonstrate, the lines mean nothing.
As mentioned in my review, the Motorola Droid murders the iPhone. While it is not as user friendly, the Droid is definitely more productive.
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