If the Z10 and Q10 sales can keep the company afloat, if they can recoup the cost of the BlackBerry 10 operating system, if they can generate enough excess income to design new smartphones for release throughout 2013 and beyond, then they have a success.
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Now the Japanese firm is propping up Renault as sales in its main European markets slump, just as Chrysler is keeping afloat its main shareholder, Fiat, amid collapsing sales in its home market, Italy.
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Also, many small exhibitors depend on sales at the show to stay afloat though many of these small companies nevertheless pulled out too.
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