For example, silver became the color of choice for cell phones, computers and home entertainment systems in the early to mid-2000s.

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They enjoyed twice the proportion of air conditioners and color TVs, and much more of the modern advances of microwaves, DVDs, VCRs, personal computers, and cell phones, as the middle class 30 years before.

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