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Apple enters top five mobile phone vendors rank
Apple's global expansion of its iPhone is paying off nicely as the company has become the No. 4 mobile phone vendor worldwide, according to IDC.
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Apple's global expansion of its iPhone is paying off nicely as the company has become the No. 4 mobile phone vendor worldwide, according to IDC.
In Apple's wake sits Research in Motion.
Here's IDC's scorecard:
Simply put, Apple's rise is pretty amazing. In just a few short years, Apple has come from nowhere to become a large global player.
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