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From: Moonray2/14/2013 8:23:17 AM
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Apple Claims Another Smartphone Crown

Earlier this month, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL ) was crowned the No. 1 smartphone vendor in the U.S. in
the fourth quarter for the first time ever. That title came from market researcher Strategy Analytics, which
estimated that Apple grabbed a 34% market share during the holiday quarter. That was enough to slide
past archrival Samsung, who earned 32.3% of the market with its popular Galaxy devices.

Well, the iPhone maker has now scored another smartphone crown in a different country: Japan.

Counterpoint Research has just released data that pegs Apple as the No. 1 smartphone vendor in Japan
for the full year thanks in part to strong marketing efforts by carrier partners Softbank and KDDI. Those
carriers were pushing the iPhone 5 heavily in order to chip away at market leader NTT DoCoMo
(NYSE: DCM ) .

More at: fool.com

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