Apple (AAPL +2.08%) experienced huge losses today, largely based on investor fears that a small decrease in sales and margins for Apple may be the turning point for the company. Does this leave a vacuum for some of the smaller smartphone players like Nokia (NOK +1.11%) to step into? In this video, Motley Fool tech and telecom analyst Eric Bleeker tells us how Nokia's nascent turnaround will affect Apple.
Is Apple's Pain Nokia's Gain?
By Austin Smith and Eric Bleeker, CFA – Jan 24, 2013 at 8:30PM
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Apple took a beating today. Does this leave a vacuum for Nokia to step into?
About the Author
Eric Bleeker, CFA joined The Motley Fool at the height of the financial crisis in 2008. For the next four years he led the Fool's Tech & Telecom sector, both writing articles and providing feedback and ideas to writers. Today, Eric is the General Manager of Fool.com, but still enjoys writing a tech article or two from time to time. Follow @bleekertech