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noblethrasher on June 20, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Microsoft introduces Windows Phone 8

There are a few billion people living in presently up-and-coming developing countries that will jump straight to the ubiquitous smartphone era instead of first going through the ubiquitous "personal computer" phase.

sjwright on June 20, 2012 [–]

Awesome business strategy: compete with cheap unlicensed Android phones.

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