The harder-line Mr Mofaz, a hawkish former chief of staff of the army, was against an alliance with Meretz.

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"Most of our members do the right thing and come back and certify their products, " said Edgar Figueroa, chief executive of the Wi-Fi Alliance, an industry group made up of hardware makers that sell wireless devices.

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On Sunday Chief Executive Stephen Elop explained that Nokia had chosen to avoid an alliance with Google because of the threat of Android growing too large.

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