The hype was all about the Facebook phone when it was to come out, but the sales of the HTC First have been unbelievably bad. In fact, they are so bad that AT&T will drop the phone completely, according to reports.
The HTC First, coined the "Facebook phone" was launched to the world through companies such as AT&T on April 4. In a little over a month, the sales for the phone have been shockingly low.
The selling point of the HTC First was that it came with the brand new Facebook Home application for Android pre-installed on the phone for those of us that were wildly addicted to social media.
Yes, that means buying the phone is a commitment to Facebook Home that cannot be removed if you change your mind.
While it seemed like a great idea to some to have Facebook literally taking over your device, and some people have evidently latched on to it, the $99 phone didn't fare so well with customers. The phone was moved to the 99 cent list after just a couple weeks, and that did not even improve sales.
Speculation suggests that a device catered specifically toward Facebook Home could not compete with popular devices that were Facebook Home capable, but came with other purposes as well. People may be addicted to Facebook, but they still want the option to get rid of it on their home screen at any given time.
AT&T has reported sales of only 15,000 of these phones.
Part of the low sales has been contributed to the company. AT&T has seemed to take note of the public opinion and decided that it, as a company, is not a fan of the phone or the Facebook Home application in general, so it has virtually stopped marketing the phone to the masses.
This is a signifier that the company has given up on the Facebook phone. It has not been confirmed by AT&T if and when the Facebook phone will be dropped from the company completely, but for now, it is obvious that the HTC First has been a failure.
The HTC First, coined the "Facebook phone" was launched to the world through companies such as AT&T on April 4. In a little over a month, the sales for the phone have been shockingly low.
The selling point of the HTC First was that it came with the brand new Facebook Home application for Android pre-installed on the phone for those of us that were wildly addicted to social media.
Yes, that means buying the phone is a commitment to Facebook Home that cannot be removed if you change your mind.
While it seemed like a great idea to some to have Facebook literally taking over your device, and some people have evidently latched on to it, the $99 phone didn't fare so well with customers. The phone was moved to the 99 cent list after just a couple weeks, and that did not even improve sales.
Speculation suggests that a device catered specifically toward Facebook Home could not compete with popular devices that were Facebook Home capable, but came with other purposes as well. People may be addicted to Facebook, but they still want the option to get rid of it on their home screen at any given time.
AT&T has reported sales of only 15,000 of these phones.
Part of the low sales has been contributed to the company. AT&T has seemed to take note of the public opinion and decided that it, as a company, is not a fan of the phone or the Facebook Home application in general, so it has virtually stopped marketing the phone to the masses.
This is a signifier that the company has given up on the Facebook phone. It has not been confirmed by AT&T if and when the Facebook phone will be dropped from the company completely, but for now, it is obvious that the HTC First has been a failure.
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