Google Plus' growth spurt, powered by opening the network to the public, was short-lived according to data analytics company Chitika.


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It's generally accepted that, on the aggregate, Android device sales will far outpace iOS sales year after year. However, there's a dirty little secret about Android devices that most manufacturers are facing: the return rate on some Android devices is between 30 and 40 percent, in comparison to the iPhone 4's 1.7% return rate as of Antennagate in 2010.


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