Apple, its iPhone, and some tarnish


	Apple, its iPhone, and some tarnish

dEM1972

11-4-2007 3:13 PM

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dEM1972 says:

In years to come it will be interesting to read whether this was the beginning of the end for Apple or just a bad phase that it called a reality check.

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