Apple Wins Battle Against Samsung Based on Tweets
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In the battle between Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. in the global smartphone market, a winner has been determined. Apple has prevailed.
At least that’s the conclusion based on an unscientific tally of mentions on Twitter Inc.’s social network, published in a report yesterday by Gene Munster, an analyst at Piper Jaffray Cos. Investing Analytics, the group that compiled the data cited by Munster, said the iPhone 5 was mentioned 2.4 million times during its product debut in September, five times more than when Samsung’s Galaxy S4 was unveiled this month.