Microsoft should forget the Kin flop, that was all about building the wrong product at the wrong time.

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Otherwise the place is all about flip-flop simplicity with a beck-and-call staff.

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Schwartz's partners say all these distinctions matter plenty, but the Iridium flop has made them cautious about how fast they can sell the phones.

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And what about the other companies that have continued to flop in the mobile space, like Dell (NASDAQ:DELL) and Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ)?

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Unconcerned about a hoax involving a fake girlfriend and a flop in the national championship game that have dogged Te'o for four months, San Diego Chargers rookie general manager Tom Telesco moved up seven spots in the second round to draft the Notre Dame linebacker on Friday night.

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