Microsoft pulling promotional finger out, handsets still MIA

October 21, 2010 | By Surur

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Holly Valance celebrating the launch of Windows Phone 7

We were initially concerned that Microsoft was not doing much to promote awareness of the launch of their new OS.

The picture above of a full page front-page add in the Metro (via twitpic), a free newspaper read by millions of commuters each day, does go some way to assuage that.

Microsoft also managed to make it to the society pages by dragging the stars to the launch event last night (well, more like C-class stars, but at least they made the newspaper).

In Australia Telstra dragged out the worlds manliest man, Isiah Mustafa, who apparently got very fresh with many ladies down under, including saying all kinds of “doggy stuff to NovaFM’s Ricki-Lee.”

Microsoft is even giving a way free Farm Cash for the millions of Farmville fanatics who watch a demo of Windows Phone 7.

Unfortunately the big story of the day remains the poor availability of handsets. Levi Freeman was able to confirm with his Vodafone rep that the carrier has no handsets in stock, and at this stage could not say when they will become available either.

He was however able to confirm they would carry the HTC 7 Trophy and LG Optimus 7.

Have any of our readers managed to get their hands on a phone yet? Let us know below.

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WHATS UNDER THE BATTERY COVER!! We all want to know
Ricky

Cant get hold of a Omnia 7 on Orange for love nor money in the south east of the UK so annoying
Jcoob

@Phil Yeah you can't even get any info about the devices on the microsoft windows phone site. No mention at all in the papers. Wtf is going on?
efjay

I think its obvious, Ballmer and co actually work for Apple!!! Thats why they are screwing the WP7 launch, cant be any other explanation.
Victor

What a mess.

In France we only have the LG Optimus 7.
No htc, no Omnia 7.
How can they screw up the launch this way???
http://twitter.com/dreamsnocturne @dreamsnocturne

Wow! Holly Valance came out to see? I thought she fell off the face of the earth!
Strangerx

I saw an advertisment yesterday and today in a free newspaper that is read by millions of people everyday.

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