As the smartphone markets of North America and Western Europe pass 50% penetration, smartphone OEMs should seek growth in key markets, such as China, which continues to show strong shipment growth of over 80%.
The thing is though we cannot just pass a law in Europe or the US and ban these subsidies.
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Others advocate Europe-wide referendums on a single day to pass new treaties, which would be approved by a majority of voters in a majority of countries.
The patches come hot on the heels of the shocking news that the sophisticated "Flame" malware, which was found targeting computers in the Middle East and Eastern Europe, used a forged Microsoft digital signature to pass itself off as a Windows update.
So in Europe 'tis the season for optimism, but seasons pass.
It was Neymar, who still plays in Brazil despite repeatedly being linked with some of Europe's biggest clubs, that provided a perfect pass for full back Rafael to open the scoring, before in the 16th minute, providing a low cross that invited Leandro Damiao to double the lead.
All eyes will be on what happens in New Zealand and Australia on New Year's Day because they pass the dateline first - at about lunchtime in Europe.
It is very unusual for a significant piece of financial legislation to pass without the backing of the UK, whose capital London is Europe's major financial centre.
The defeat makes it harder for Merkel to pass legislation, and because Germany is seen as the defacto leader of Europe, that could change how the EU acts on the sovereign debt crisis.
The goal, which saw him collect Zoltan Gera's pass, turn Jan Simunek and slot home, was Zamora's sixth in Europe this year and his 19th in total in what has been an excellent season for the striker.
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