The report ends with a footnote on the rumored Microsoft-branded phone, which is said to still be in testing but component suppliers are not sure if it will actually come to market.

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Testing a single component can take up to two hours because jurors do their sniffing in 15-minute intervals to avoid tainting the test.

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