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Mobile operators unconvinced by Nokia's revival bid
Apr 17th, 2012
LONDON (Reuters) - Nokia's bid to challenge the dominance of Apple's iPhone and Google's Android has failed to convince telecom operators in Europe, depriving it of powerful allies in its fight to regain the top spot in the mobile market. Four major telecom operators in Europe, where the phones have been on sale since before Christmas, told Reuters the new Nokia Lumia smartphones were not good enough to compete with Apple's iPhone or Samsung's Galaxy phones. Nokia now faces a battle for the key U.S. market, where its former dominance has shriveled to 1 percent of the smartphone market. ... (Source: Reuters) -
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