On the iPhone and Apple's Meteoric Rise To the Top

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Friday marks five years (http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/iphone-5th-anniversary-apple-iconic-smartphone/story?id=16673223#.T-4EILWe5c9) since the world first got its hands on a smartphone that would turn the industry on its head. In five short years, Apple went from the ground floor to being the most profitable company in the smartphone business (http://www.bgr.com/2012/06/29/iphone-fifth-anniversary-apple-smartphones-android/) by a staggering margin. Apple and Samsung — two companies that weren't even on the smartphone industry's map a few years ago — are now the only two major global vendors making money (http://www.dailyfinance.com/2012/06/29/the-iphone-turns-5-look-how-far-its-come/), and the split was estimated at 80/20 in Apple's favor last quarter. That's 80% of smartphone industry profits in less than five years with just five different smartphone models under its belt during that span."

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