But from now onwards the partners' preoccupation will be to seduce as broad a swathe of the electorate as they can, which means reaching out to the middle as well as cultivating their bases.

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Of course now that Apple has announced its new products will launch from Fall onwards Samsung has time to reorder its plans.

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