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Despite Napoleon having described England as a nation of shopkeepers, until a few years ago, one could not register a service mark in the U.K. for “retailing”. The U.K. Registrar of Trade Marks insisted for many years that merely shifting goods does not offer significant value and as a result the activity of retailing may [...]

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A few colleagues have photographic handsets. The novelty factor wears off rather quickly, and they tend to stop taking photos w/ their handsets one or two weeks after they have had them. None of them have played with MMS, and none of them have been able to transfer photos they have taken to another device. My sample is far too small, so statistically insignificant. However, my colleagues are without doubt typical users of mobile devices and service, and at the very least their experience has convinced me that the photographic feature of capable handsets and networks are under-utilized.

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