"The stickiness associated with iTunes and Apple's hardware has had a protective effect (as they are only compatible with one another), and Apple has held share in music downloads and gained shared in MP3 in the last few quarters," the research firm said.
In Europe, Prada, Salvatore Ferragamo and Bruno Cucinelli have listed shares in the last couple of years.
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In one opinion poll this week, over 15% of the electorate said they would vote for her, twice her share in the last general election.In this section Necessary?
The French state would hold a "golden share" in the last of these, giving it a veto and other governance privileges.
People involved in the process say that even that is not too much of a problem, given that many investors are likely to tender their shares in the last few days before the deadline.
The company, known for its postage meters and other mailing equipment, earned $98.6 million, or 47 cents a share, in the last three months of 2009, compared with $74 million, or 36 cents a share, a year ago.
But Nokia's closer co-operation with operators, says Mr Ollila, paid off in its market share in the last three months of 2004, which rebounded to its 2002-03 levels.
Sun had been losing share in the last few years, and rivals are trying to exploit the uncertainty surrounding Oracle's plans for Sun, said Matthew Eastwood, an analyst at IDC, a firm that researches technology.
