Windows Phone 7 Goes on Sale in the United States

By Nathan Kirsch

As Windows Phone 7 goes on sale in AT&T and T-Mobile USA stores across the United States, Microsoft Corp. has commissioned and released the findings of a recent Harris Interactive survey showing the surprising ways mobile phones have become a part of the fabric of Americans lifestyles a point illustrated by the fact that 55 percent of all phone owners surveyed age 1835 have used their phone in a bathroom. To commemorate the U.S. launch of Windows Phone 7, Microsoft is challenging consumers to get a grip on their mobile phone habits.

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Although consumers love their phones, there is growing annoyance with the distracted behaviors people exhibit while their heads are buried in their phones. Most U.S. adults indicate they have witnessed examples of bad mobile phone behavior, yet relatively few have admitted to engaging in such behavior themselves. Key findings from the study show the following from the surveyed adults:

  • Seventy-two percent identified bad mobile phone behavior as one of their top 10 pet peeves, but only 18 percent of mobile phone owners admit they are guilty of displaying such behavior.
  • Nineteen percent of phone owners between the ages of 18 and 24 have dropped their phone in a toilet.
  • Forty-nine percent of adults between the ages of 18 and 24 have tripped or walked into something while walking and texting or e-mailing on their mobile phone.
  • Sixty-nine percent of mobile phone users between the ages of 18 and 34 have used their phone while in bed.

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