{"id":2301,"date":"2012-02-05T04:12:28","date_gmt":"2012-02-05T12:12:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/?p=2301"},"modified":"2023-01-08T09:45:20","modified_gmt":"2023-01-08T17:45:20","slug":"business-english-news-14-battle-of-the-mobile-platforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/2012\/02\/05\/business-english-news-14-battle-of-the-mobile-platforms\/","title":{"rendered":"BEN 14 &#8211; Battle of the Mobile Platforms"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2301-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEN14-Mobile-Platforms.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEN14-Mobile-Platforms.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEN14-Mobile-Platforms.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/apple-Vs-android-icons.jpg\" alt=\"Business English Lesson on Mobile Platforms\" title=\"apple-Vs-android-icons\" width=\"600\" height=\"203\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/apple-Vs-android-icons.jpg 600w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/apple-Vs-android-icons-300x101.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><br \/>\nThe battle for smartphone supremacy has reached new heights in recent months, with industry heavyweights Apple and Google leading the charge over long-time mobile powerhouses like Research in Motion and Windows.<\/p>\n<p>Get the low-down on the brief, but constantly developing, history of the smartphone market in this month&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/category\/business-news\/\">Business English News lesson<\/a>. 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