Manufacturer Nokia was perhaps the first brand to realize the astonishing new scale of technology inherent in mobile.

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But in the case of Nokia and IBM, being in the developing world made them realize there was a whole new market with a completely different set of needs that they could cater to, and make some money in the process.

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