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Apple Inc. Losing Ground to Samsung in This Important Market

At the same time, a new research report from market intelligence firm Parks Associates shows that in 2015, Samsung actually began to close the gap with Apple in terms of installed base share in the United States. Indeed, per the report, 31% of smartphone users now have Samsung devices, just 9 percentage points behind Apple at 40%.

From the article "Apple Inc. Losing Ground to Samsung in This Important Market" by Ashraf Eassa.

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