Windows Phone 7 Flying Off Store Shelves

From PC World: The HTC HD7, one of the first smartphones featuring the Windows Phone 7 OS, has sold out, one day after its release. This instantaneous success can be credited either to HTC's impressive track list of making great smartphones or the public's strong interest in Microsoft's revamped mobile OS. Either way, it's a good day for Microsoft -- though there's a long road ahead.

The HTC HD7 -- with its 4.3-inch WVGA display, second-generation 1GHz Snapdragon processor and 5-megapixel camera -- received positive reviews, with PC World giving it 4 out of 5 stars.

Now T-Mobile's customer service is claiming the HTC HD7 is on back-order. When you try to order the phone online, a message appears: "This item is not available for immediate shipment." It's precisely this kind of carrot-dangling buzz that makes consumers want an item even more.

Prior to the Windows Phone 7 launch in Europe, HTC told Slashgear that carriers had been "tentative in their enthusiasm" for Windows Phone 7, but that HTC was committed to "producing more devices than the operators said they wanted." That means the HTC HD7 will likely reappear in stores soon.

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