Leichtman says he expects most BPL subscribers to upgrade from narrowband connections rather than switch from other broadband providers.

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Customers who ordered the 8GB Modbook Pro EnergySaver dual-channel memory kit can either upgrade to the 16GB option or switch to the 8GB default RAM configuration and have the charge for the 8GB EnergySaver RAM credited to their order.

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These subscribers will potentially switch from China Mobile to China Unicom for the iPhone 5 or existing customer upgrade will both result in higher revenue per user for the company.

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Separately, the board decided that it will switch to a rolling release model, in which users won't have to do a full system upgrade to take advantage of major OS updates.

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