Much was expected of the 'Nokia Lumia 800' smartphone with the Mango operating system, which was on sale from last week

But both Microsoft and Nokia are disheartened as the sale did not pick up.

According to James Faucette of 'Pacific Crest', the sales target for the quarter was

two million 'Windows 7 Nokia phones'. But it so happened that even 50% of the target could not be met

In comparison, the users bought 4 million 'iPhone 4 S' within a week. Samsung's Galaxy SII had a sale of 2 million every month during the year.

Assuming that the figures of the analyst are correct, it is doubtful whether the Windows Phone 7 can reach anywhere near those marks.

It is necessary to go into detail regarding the pathetic show.

One reason is attributed to its high cost. No doubt that the phone is wonderful and sophisticated, but if it has to compete against iPhone and Android, the price has to be lowered.

It will be ideal to take the example of Amazon in taking on 'iPad' with its handset 'Kindle Fire'. The same thing will apply in the case of Lumia 800. The price reduction can be expected before Christmas. But that will mean accepting defeat so early.