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It was pretty obvious in 2003 that PCS was too focused on the US market, and ignoring "niche" GSM touch-screen smartphones at their peril.

In 2003 PCS China developed a Linux-powered touch-screen phone that ran Java (J2ME) apps, the A760. A clear predecessor to Android.

It never launched outside of Asia because it wasn't developed in the USA, and wasn't the razr.




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