Still, the company founded by Mark Zuckerberg faces the major test tech companies are facing today: monetizing mobile.

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The prime minister faces not just the nuclear cleanup and disaster reconstruction, but an economy facing intense pressure.

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His broader point, however, is that Apple faces a variation on the quandary facing every growth business, whether a venture-backed startup or a publicly traded tech stock.

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