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10/16/2017: The smartphone duopoly: Apple vs. Android
Oct 16, 2017

10/16/2017: The smartphone duopoly: Apple vs. Android

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Microsoft recently announced that it’s doing away with its Windows Phone operating system. That basically leaves consumers with two options: iPhone or Android. Marketplace Tech host Molly Wood talks with Julie Ask, a principal analyst at Forrester Research, about how the smartphone industry got here and what it would take for a third player to enter the market. 

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How Apple and Android took over the smartphone market

Oct 16, 2017
It won't be easy for another company to enter the field.
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Microsoft recently announced that it’s doing away with its Windows Phone operating system. That basically leaves consumers with two options: iPhone or Android. Marketplace Tech host Molly Wood talks with Julie Ask, a principal analyst at Forrester Research, about how the smartphone industry got here and what it would take for a third player to enter the market. 

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