Summary Box: Google, other challengers advance as phone software begins to overshadow hardware
By APThursday, February 11, 2010
Summary Box: Phone software rises in importance
SOFTWARE MATTERS: The software that runs smart phones is rising in importance because the hardware in many high-end phones is increasingly similar. The companies with the most popular phone software will determine the shape of the industry.
WINNING, LOSING: This trend has been favoring Google Inc. and posing challenges to Microsoft Corp. and Nokia Corp.
DEVELOPING MARKET: One in six U.S. adults had a smart phone last year. That share is expected to grow rapidly in the next few years.
Filed under: Google, Microsoft, Technology, Telecommunications
Tags: Communication Technology, Computing And Information Technology, Consumer Electronics, Mobile Communications, Software, Wireless Technology
Tags: Communication Technology, Computing And Information Technology, Consumer Electronics, Mobile Communications, Software, Wireless Technology
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