Verizon Backs Microsoft in Mobile War With Apple, Android

 Verizon is looking to ignite an Apple-Microsoft rivalry for the smartphone era.
The telecom giant, feeling the pinch of Apple's expensive iPhone, said yesterday it wants to help Microsoft succeed in creating an alternative mobile platform.

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