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PDAStreet.com > News > Mobile Phone Slowdown in 2009? Mobile Phone Slowdown in 2009?
By Brian T. Horowitz
With all the buzz about iPhones and BlackBerries and Androids, can the mobile phone business really slow down this coming year? That's what research firm IDC reports.
IDC says the global economic crisis will bring sales of mobile handsets down 1.9 percent in 2009 from this year. Mobile phones haven't dropped since 2001, according to IDC.
Customers may choose to hold on to their current phones if they're not breaking down, even as their contracts run out. The good news: IDC says sales of mobile phones will rise again in 2010 as the economy rebounds. And we'll splurge more on the new gadgets then. Well, can't wait that long! Related Links:
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