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Re: TechWeb: "GSM Based phones can usually be used in many non-U.S.

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2006-12-24, 12:33 pm

Charles wrote:

> Didn't they go with their own CDMA chip set rather than Qualcomms and
> that was their problem?

Cutting off their nose to spite their face.

I could understand a smaller handset maker deciding to concentrate
solely on GSM because the market is so much bigger for GSM handsets. But
for the largest handset maker to write off hundreds of millions of
customers is pretty bizarre.

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