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		mitchty on Feb 8, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Neither Microsoft, Nokia, nor anyone else should f... Its really only common because Microsoft did so well with it compared to the rest. Its not like we "forget" other companies do it, just that they haven't done nearly as well as microsoft in their heyday.

gtirloni on Feb 8, 2014 [–]

When the next big thing comes and threatens Google, then we will see how well they will do. So far they raised and shined without much trouble.

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