Nokia & Microsoft Will Be Giving Away 85,000 Windows Phone Devices

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We have seen quite a bit in terms of the Nokia Lumia handsets lately, which of course only seems natural given Nokia World 2011 began a few days back. And well, in addition to the announcement of the Nokia Lumia line of handsets, it looks like Nokia will be giving away quite a few free phones.

Sounds like a good way to help spread the word and put the handset in the hands of those who can help ‘encourage’ others to actually make a purchase. As for getting a free phone, those are said to be going to developers as well as to bloggers and other “cultural influencers.”

It was noted that Nokia will be giving away a total of 85,000 devices. In terms of the breakdown, it looks like 25,000 will be going to developers and the remaining 60,000 will be going to the bloggers and influencers. As for the developers, so far we are unsure just how those will be chosen, however it was said that they will go to developers who “commit” to building Windows Phone apps. And in that respect, it sort of makes sense. After all, one of the more often heard complaints about Windows Phone comes in with the lack of apps.

Moving onto the remaining free phones. This looks like it will include a mix of phones simply being handed out as well as some “staged outdoor happenings.” In this case there was not any mention as to how those lucky individuals will be chosen, but we suspect it safe to say that they will be those with bigger followings. You know, those who will be able to spread the word a bit easier.

In the end, it looks like a rather nice way to get some phones out into the public. Now, lets just hope that their plan works because these Windows Phone running Nokia devices are staring to get some serious hype. Or maybe more important, lets hope these handsets live up to the hype.