"We're concerned that the cycle may be on its last legs, " says Bart Mosley, co-president of Trident Municipal Research in New York.

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Best Buy meanwhile, was supposed to be on its last legs, with only a buyout led by founder Richard Schulze looming as a potential lifeline.

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This is a problem for someone like me, living in a Verizon-dominated area with a phone on its last legs, and I think Verizon is making a huge mistake not getting these devices into their lineup as soon as possible.

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