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Microsoft held a mock funeral for iPhone because they thought the windows phone 7 was going to smash apple in sales

Jul 14, 2022•1 min read

Fun Fact: Microsoft held a mock funeral for iPhone because they thought the windows phone 7 was going to smash apple in sales

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