I think they felt the candy-bar phone would conquer all. It was a pride thing.
Two thousand and five was the year of the emerging market. Booming demand in the Southern Hemisphere, in regions such as India and Africa, drove global mobile phone sales 19 percent higher year-over-year. Emerging markets accounted for one half of total worldwide sales in 2005.
Booming demand in the southern hemisphere, in India and Africa, drove global mobile phone sales.