The question is whether you should buy a number of separate trinkets (phone, PDA, pager) and walk around like a digital Christmas tree, or look for a device that combines them all.

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It is probably the most successful Cloud company out there, is unparalleled in the online business, has taken customer service to a new level, has ramped up its apps market to bring it to the top of the tree in terms of monetization, within a year of launch, is in the device business with maybe a smartphone soon and leads the way in crowd labor.

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