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Originally Posted by Architengi View Post
http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderd...ims-estimates/

most of this destructive criticism came from USA, and there are reasons for this like "buy American" which is had in hand with avoid European Nokia and an American fanaticism and self over consideration where simple products with no real value or no better value than the competition are just popular like crazy (examples like "Sprite" pop drinks in general, coffee from Starbucks , fries and hamburgers from McDonalds, all of these products are just junk food, un healthy and with nothing special, but simply popular like crazy).
Although I don't argue that we Americans are often like lemmings running over the cliff after what is perceived as the newest and best, I strongly disagree that xenophobia has much of anything to do with it. Don't base your opinion of Americans on comments made by our celebrities in the foreign press or through repeated viewings of the documentary "Supersize Me". Besides, I like McDonalds! Sometimes.

The "buy American" movement doesn't tend to extend too far into electronics. There is a general feeling that that battle was fought and lost long ago!

Sad news about Nokia though. I really like playing with my co-workers' iPhones but I don't want them to dominate. I want free enterprise!