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Re: [M] Return of the Flip Phone

From	Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies>
Newsgroups	misc.news.internet.discuss, alt.cellular
Subject	Re: [M] Return of the Flip Phone
Date	2015-08-10 04:25 +0000
Organization	Miskatonic U
Message-ID	<slrnmsga1o.2gov.g.kreme@amelia.local> (permalink)
References	<mq85r2$ra7$1@solani.org>

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In message <mq85r2$ra7$1@solani.org> 
  RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> wrote:
> Flip phones were all the rage in the 1990s - they were the ultimate fashion
> accessory. And despite being overtaken by smartphones the world over, the flip
> phone paradoxically remains very popular in technology-obsessed Japan.
> Flip-phone shipments rose 5.7 percent in 2014, while smartphone shipments fell
> 5.3 percent[1],

Meaningless without numbers.

This is like someone crowing "Vinyl is Back!" because sales in one year
rose 20%. Of course, a 20% increase represents about 14 more units...

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[M] Return of the Flip Phone RS Wood  <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2015-08-09 18:23 +0000
  Re: [M] Return of the Flip Phone JAB <here@toadsfoot.net> - 2015-08-09 14:07 -0500
  Re: [M] Return of the Flip Phone Whiskers <catwheezel@operamail.com> - 2015-08-09 20:27 +0000
  Re: [M] Return of the Flip Phone Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-08-10 04:25 +0000
    Re: [M] Return of the Flip Phone JAB <here@toadsfoot.net> - 2015-08-10 00:17 -0500
      Re: [M] Return of the Flip Phone Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-08-10 13:53 +0000
  Re: [M] Return of the Flip Phone RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2015-08-17 18:19 +0000
    Re: [M] Return of the Flip Phone RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2015-08-17 18:32 +0000
      Re: [M] Return of the Flip Phone JAB <here@toadsfoot.net> - 2015-08-17 16:00 -0500

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