Get a Windows Mobile 5 device at PDC
Jim just announced that the HTC Universal is being sold at the event at a mind boggling price of $149. And for an extra $10, attendees can get a bluetooth headset to go wth it. Attendees can log in to commnet and reserve theirs now kudos to James for convincing the execs to fund this promotion. Can't wait to see what all the cutting edge ISVs at PDC come up with after getting their hands on this device.
-Robert
UPDATE: Apparently these bad boys sold out faster than anyone had expected. Turns out that you're just as anxious to get Windows Mobile 5 as we are to see the cool apps you write using all of its new developer features. Not sure if we're allowed to publish the exact number of devices that were sold at this price, but it's several time larger than the "250" number I saw being tossed around on a bunch of blogs.
For those folks who posted comments below, let me clarify that this offer was exclusively for attendees at yesterday's PDC - nothing is being sold through this blog :)
UPDATE 2: No, seriously... posting a comment below with your email address is NOT the way to order a device. I'm turning off comments on this post because people still keep trying to place "orders" here.
Comments
- Anonymous
September 13, 2005
can I reserve one? - Anonymous
September 13, 2005
I'd like to attend, for more than just that reason. I'm a developer really trying to get deep into the Windows Mobile realm! - Anonymous
September 13, 2005
I'd like to attend, for more than just that reason. I'm a developer really trying to get deep into the Windows Mobile realm! - Anonymous
September 13, 2005
The comment has been removed - Anonymous
September 13, 2005
How can I put MY hands on it for this price :)? - Anonymous
September 13, 2005
Lucky Me! My wife just called me. She's attending the conference, and got me a JasJar with the BlueTooth headset for $159 total. I was already looking forward to her return, now I have one more good reason (as if I didn't have enough reasons already!) - Anonymous
September 13, 2005
That is an insane PRICE! I just wish I was there to buy one! Anyone wanna buy one for me! :p - Anonymous
September 13, 2005
I hear it was sold out before the keynote was over :( I have some contacts out there that I wanted to have buy one for me... :: sigh :: Any chance I can still get one, let me know!
Thanks
jake@developstuff.com - Anonymous
September 13, 2005
How can i reserve one? - Anonymous
September 13, 2005
Is there anyway I can get one? I really want one especially at that price. - Anonymous
September 13, 2005
please sign me up. very interested in attending. nemortgage@gmail.com - Anonymous
September 13, 2005
I am a student and I would love to attend as well as get a universal. please sign me up and contact me at zachavm@hotmail.com. I am wanting to pursue a career in mobile computing and I would like to do some career building.
Zach - Anonymous
September 13, 2005
I wanna reserve/buy one HTC Universal with a Bluetooth headset, please register me.
Email: atewathia@hotmail.com - Anonymous
September 13, 2005
Can I reserve/buy one device and one bluetooth headset?
My e-mail is Davide.bonaffini@tiscali.it - Anonymous
September 13, 2005
I want to reserve or buy one HTC Universal with a Bluetooth headset, please register me.
Email: tandem75@libero.it - Anonymous
September 13, 2005
I would like to reserve/buy one HTC Universal with a Bluetooth headset, if possible.
Email: poweropp@hotmail.com
Shahab A, Sweden - Anonymous
September 13, 2005
I would like to reserve/buy one HTC Universal with a Bluetooth headset, if possible.
Email: bisoli@hotmail.com
Ezio B, Italy - Anonymous
September 13, 2005
I want to reserve or buy one HTC Universal with a Bluetooth headset, please register me.
Email:cacio23@hotmail.com - Anonymous
September 13, 2005
Hi, i want the device with headset at this price. Please register me, my email is dingosoftware@hotmail.com
I'm a developer and that's a great opportunity for me - Anonymous
September 13, 2005
May I too register for PDC and book HTC Universal for my self as I live in Karachi, Pakistan??? - Anonymous
September 13, 2005
hello i want to register & buy htc
i live in Italy - Anonymous
September 13, 2005
i'd like to buy the universal for $149. Please register my email deoli@hotmail.com.
thanks looking forward to that. - Anonymous
September 13, 2005
Unfortunately the device was sold out even before Jim Allchins Keynotes were over. Now we have 1000 developer running around with Jasjars. I am really curious how many of them are really doing some dev-work on the device....the Mobile Developers MVPs listened to Jims keynote to the end....and did not get a device. - Anonymous
September 13, 2005
I want to reserve or buy one HTC Universal with a Bluetooth headset, please register me. - Anonymous
September 13, 2005
i'd like to buy the universal for $149. Please register my email mxpr@walla.com - Anonymous
September 13, 2005
i would like to reserve one as well please. my email is at chrisb_md@yahoo.com. Thank you - Anonymous
September 13, 2005
I want to reserve or buy one HTC Universal with a Bluetooth headset, please register me. my email is at freddie6@interfree.it. Thank you - Anonymous
September 13, 2005
I'd like to reserve one of that please. My email is tiberalex@tiscali.it.
Thanks - Anonymous
September 13, 2005
I wanna buy one HTC Universal, please register me.
email fmocciaro@yahoo.it - Anonymous
September 13, 2005
Very interested in signing up. Pls register me lo_mee11@hotmail.com - Anonymous
September 13, 2005
I would like to reserve/buy one HTC Universal with a Bluetooth headset, if possible.
Email: giusepperusso@croghen.com
Giuseppe R, Italy - Anonymous
September 13, 2005
Email: petrelli@interfree.it
Alessandro Petrelli from Italy - Anonymous
September 13, 2005
I want to reserve or buy one HTC Universal with a Bluetooth headset, please register me. my email is daniele.troiano@libero.it. Thank you - Anonymous
September 13, 2005
I want to reserve or buy one HTC Universal with a Bluetooth headset, please register me. - Anonymous
September 13, 2005
please sign me up. very interested in attending. raverar@libero.it - Anonymous
September 13, 2005
please sign me up. very interested in attending. raverar@libero.it - Anonymous
September 13, 2005
I want to reserve or buy one HTC Universal with a Bluetooth headset, please register me. my email is il_pave@libero.it. Thank you - Anonymous
September 13, 2005
I wish to reserve/buy one JASJAR too. Can i have information about how to do it?
My email is silverdb@tiscalinet.it - Anonymous
September 13, 2005
I would like to reserve/buy one HTC Universal with a Bluetooth headset, if possible.
Email: f.guadagno@codesensitive.com
Francesco G., Italy - Anonymous
September 14, 2005
From reading this blog, they sold out before the keynote was over. Really, they should have had a drawing or something instead of just throwing it out there, available just to people who happened to be at the right place at the right time.
But I still don't regret the $1000 I shelled out for mine :D - Anonymous
September 14, 2005
Please reserve me an HTC Universal with a bluetooth headset if possible.
Email : musawi@gmail.com - Anonymous
September 14, 2005
I would like to reserve/buy one HTC Universal with a Bluetooth headset, if possible.
Email: giovanni0512@hotmail.com
Giovanni M, Italy - Anonymous
September 14, 2005
I would like to reserve/buy one HTC Universal with a Bluetooth headset, if possible
e-mail mattati@inwind.it - Anonymous
September 14, 2005
I'd like to buy one. - Anonymous
September 14, 2005
I would like to reserve/buy one HTC Universal with a Bluetooth headset, if possible
e-mail fzjc@hotmail.com - Anonymous
September 14, 2005
Are these people idiots? How many times do you have to post that they are all sold out and the event is already happening before they spamming the comments with "I want one... sign me up!" - Anonymous
September 14, 2005
It's terrible to see how many idiots are still posting request for the HTC and i think they didn't get the points that:
1) you must phisically attend the event to buy one, you cannot order it and have it shipped to you!
2) they're gone, finish, end, finito, stop
ah, what a shame that most of the request came from Italian people, i'm Italian too but first i read the details and understood the promotion before posting a stupid "reserve one for me" post here!! - Anonymous
September 14, 2005
Thanks for the offer. Please reserve one for me. dgmessenger@gmail.com - Anonymous
September 14, 2005
Reserve 50 units for me .
thanks - Anonymous
September 14, 2005
Please sign me up and reserve an HTC Universal for me. samtrego@gmail.com - Anonymous
September 14, 2005
can I reserve one? - Anonymous
September 14, 2005
Please sign me up and reserve an HTC Universal for me. claudio@bedin.com - Anonymous
September 14, 2005
Why oh Why didn't they just plan to sell 1 per attendee.. Worst case senario I-MATE got a return of a few hundred that they could then sell at full price through normal channels... Instead I personally know three Mobile developers that made the mistake of going to lunch after the Keynote (thinking there wouldn't be a sellout) and missed out entirely. - Anonymous
September 14, 2005
Thanks for the offer.
please sign me up. very interested in attending. enzo1barbi@virgilio.it - Anonymous
September 14, 2005
The comment has been removed - Anonymous
September 14, 2005
I thought the same thing. Too bad these comments aren't moderated. - Anonymous
September 14, 2005
Please sign me up and reserve an HTC Universal for me. tonymobile@libero.it - Anonymous
September 14, 2005
I want to reserve or buy one HTC Universal with a Bluetooth headset, please register me. - Anonymous
September 14, 2005
Please sign me up and reserve an HTC Universal for me. gattacalaporta@hotmail.com - Anonymous
September 14, 2005
Please sign me up and reserve an HTC Universal for me. wpatu1968@hotmail.com - Anonymous
September 14, 2005
Please sign me up and reserve an HTC Universal for me. sonoaroma@hotmail.com - Anonymous
September 14, 2005
I want to reserve or buy one HTC Universal with a Bluetooth headset, please register me. - Anonymous
September 14, 2005
Please sign me up and reserve an HTC Universal for me. alanc@polytecvn.com - Anonymous
September 14, 2005
I'm a student.
please let me know and register me at linbunchan@hotmail.com . Thanks in advance.
I'm from CAMBODIA. - Anonymous
September 14, 2005
I'm a student, Please reserve me an HTC Universal with a bluetooth headset if possible.
casuccioriccardo@libero.it - Anonymous
September 14, 2005
I'm system programmer . I want to reserve or buy one HTC Universal with a Bluetooth headset, please register me.
Fabián Franetovich
drdrsoft@doctorsoft.it - Anonymous
September 14, 2005
I'm a System Programmer .I want to reserve or buy one HTC Universal with a Bluetooth headset, please register me.
www.doctorsoft.it
drsoft@doctorsoft.it
Trento Italy
(I sends the message again because in the previous one I put the mistaken email) - Anonymous
September 14, 2005
I'm system programmer. Please reserve me an HTC Universal with a bluetooth headset if possible.
casucciodario@libero.it - Anonymous
September 14, 2005
I am an Italian engineering student and am writing the thesis on pda devices. I would like buy this HTC Universal with Windows mobile 5.0 but it is too expensive only with your offer I could allow him to me. I would like to study it and to present it in the discussion of the thesis. if buy one HTC Universal with a Bluetooth headset is possible please contact me emiliano.gatti@tiscali.it
thanks - Anonymous
September 14, 2005
Hi,
I would also like one. Plse reserve one for me.
Thanx,
rohinsadh@gmail.com - Anonymous
September 14, 2005
I wanna reserve/buy one HTC Universal with a Bluetooth headset, please register me.
Email:gimboweb@hotmail.com