And the relative advantage of being privately owned has no doubt risen at least somewhat in the past few years.

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There is no doubt that Samsung would take advantage of the situation.

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No doubt this is to take advantage of iPad and iPhone trade-ins, PlayStation Vitas and the overall rise of unlocked devices.

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And defying to the perception of the UK as the only key innovator for the social economy (no doubt in part due to the comparative advantage of the English language as the global transmitter of ideas, compared to French or German), continental Europe is emerging as an innovation space for the new role of government in social entrepreneurship.

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The CTIA also commented on mobile broadband use, reporting that from July 2011 to June this year, Americans consumed 104 percent more data -- no doubt due, in part, to people taking advantage of expanding 4G coverage.

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