As a follow-up on our last article on the N95 8GB hitting Austrian roads via the carrier A1; the A1 flagship store currently does not have the phone on display.

While this theoretically could be an anti-theft issue; it could also indicate that the rollout has not yet completed or that the device’s stock has been depleted.

For me, neither of the three reasons is satisfying: while Steve firmly believes that the N95 8GB is a prime target for theft(I agree here); carriers in Austria have switched over to using phone dummies for display most of the time. As for the rollout timing; the shack where the N95 8GB was photographed is tiny…so if the marketing stuff arrives there, the flagship store must have it for sure. And as for the box beefing out of stock…austrian carriers usually do n0ot remove the ads for out-of-stock products from their stores…

What do you think?


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