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Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Apple is The King of App Sales, At Least For Now

Posted by Jeff Campbell in "Apple Software (iPhone/iPod Touch)" @ 12:00 PM

http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2...tm_campaign=rss

"The latest report from market research firm Gartner suggests that mobile apps are big business, and that business should only grow in the next few years."

Apple had almost every dollar of the 4.2 billion that were spent on mobile apps in 2009. In 2009 users downloaded 2.5 billion apps, but that is small change according to Gartner, who estimates that with other platforms (Android for one) out there the app business could grow to a $30 billion USD market by 2013. Of course Apple won't hang onto as many dollars as they did during 2008 and 2009 when they were basically the only game in town, but they should still keep a large percentage of the market with the jump they have had on it. Or will the Android and other platforms make a serious run at them? What are your thoughts? Don't forget about the tablet...


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