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killme

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    Comment #6687500

    This is true, some of the best marketing was made around making people want stuff that they wouldn't really have a use for.

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    Comment #6687205

    Wrong, here's the list. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/070611-microsoft-andro...

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    Comment #6669726

    I think in Japan and South Korea, a lot of smartphones(and perhaps tablets) allow TV reception.

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    Comment #6669693

    > (it was also open-source like Android, and in many ways a better OS). Open source is not a very big selling point to the masses. WebOS was open source and better than Android at …

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    Comment #6669649

    BB10 got great reviews too, so did WebOS. That in itself doesn't signify success. The ecosystem is the weakness. No apps = no sales.

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    Comment #6669449

    >best phone (N9) and OS (Meego) Best phone and OS according to who? The same folks who cheered on the OpenMoko? As Elop said, the market has turned from a battle of devices into a …

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    Comment #6669384

    Sad to see so many technical folks wanting Blackberry and Nokia to join the Android bandwagon. The mobile market needs more competition and diversity, not less, or it will end up l…

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    Comment #6669302

    What makes you think Microsoft bought Nokia for the Asha business?

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    Comment #6663169

    The exact same thing can be said about the brouhaha over UEFI secure boot, but looks like your free pass only applies to certain companies.

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    Comment #6658796

    Bill Gates has spent a lot of time among the world's poorest poor. When you do that, your perspective changes completely and he seems to be talking from that perspective. Also, did…

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    Comment #6657249

    That looks like yet another icon based UI [1]. Not sure what I am missing, but almost all mobile OSes except WP seem to be based off [1]. [1] http://images.yourdictionary.com/image…