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>>And in Europe a lot of people are holding off from expensive phones just as I'm doing

"a lot of people" != "everyone"

Let me re-iterate, he's speaking for 731 million people in 50 territories. So what constitiutes "a lot", plucked from bad_user's thin air.

Lets have a look at some actual figures

"Android's share of the UK mobile contract market has grown from 3% in Q1 2010 to reach 13.2% in Q2 2010, GfK Retail and Technology's latest figures have revealed."

http://www.gfkrt.com/news_events/market_news/single_sites/00...

UK Android Sales Up 350 Percent This Quarter

http://www.eweekeurope.co.uk/news/uk-android-sales-up-350-pe...

Holding back ?

First of all, you're comparing the growth rate of Android in the UK with the actual market share Nokia has which is over 40% in the UK.

I know, Android will be #1 if Nokia doesn't do something to stop its growth, but that also means Nokia has currently a huge costumers base which it can leverage.

Secondly, you're first arguing that I'm speaking in the name of 731 million people, but then you're exemplifying with UK which is like #6 among Europe's richest countries and probably number #1 when it comes to adoption of new technology.

I mean, WTF?!?

No, I'm highlighting that saying "a lot of people in Europe" is hearsay.

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