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Best Buy: too many smartphones on market
About half of all prospective smartphone buyers don't get one because of the glut of models, Best Buy noted today in a study. Of those who don't already own a smartphone, 47 percent said they were "too confused" by the sheer number of phones and range of features. Roughly 63 percent of all those ...
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Best Buy Survey: Too Many Smartphones, Buyers Confused
jkOnTheRun — ... don’t own a smartphone due to the high cost. The days of business users dominating the smartphone landscape may be over as work tasks are no longer the primary focus of smartphone owners. Over half of the owners surveyed use their smartphone for playing music while many use their phone for social networking and playing games. This consumer focus of leisure activities is why Best Buy believes the iPhone is a hot seller while Windows Mobile phones are less so. (via electronista) ...

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