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Yahoo Tempts Workers To Dump BlackBerry Phones

from National Public Radio
September 17, 2012

Over the weekend, Yahoo announced it would buy employees the smartphone of their choice as long as it is not a BlackBerry. It will pick up the tab --- with a data plan — for the brand new iPhone 5 and the yet-to-be-released Windows Phone 8.

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  • Morning Edition, September 17, 2012
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