Nokia's Fall Spurred by Rise of Android, iPhone
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Nokia faces some significant challenges in our competitiveness and our execution
While there is a lot to be said about having an open attitude, and it is a nice change from the control of the Apple App store, it seems that Android users will have to be more vigilant then ever before if they want to stay safe in app land
Also keep in mind, Llamas added, that Windows Phone 7 devices only went on sale Nov. 8 in the U.S. so it wasn’t even on the market for the full quarter
In a reaction to low sales figures in the Android Market, Google have added new features to its new web store
Samsung reported global sales of 9.7 million units in the fourth quarter, a whopping 438.9 percent increase over the fourth quarter of 2009, while HTC reported sales of 8.6 million units, up 258.3 percent over the year ago quarter
The much anticipated launch of phones with the new Microsoft Windows Phone 7 devices had a modest launch in the quarter of only 1.5 million units shipped, but one which an IDC analyst says is significant in perspective
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