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All the consumer market mojo is with Apple and to a lesser extent BlackBerry. And yet, the real market momentum with operators and the real market momentum with device manufacturers seems to primarily be with Windows Mobile and Android.

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Steve Ballmer
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: March 24
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