Microsoft says 1.5-million smartphones sporting its new Windows Phone 7 operating system were sold in six weeks since its launch.
For Microsoft to even announce a figure shows it must be happy with the sales.
It will inevitably be compared with sales of Apple's iPhone 4 earlier this year.
And who am I do dodge the inevitable.
The iPhone 4 sold 1.7-million in three days.
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