Popularity of Mobile app store among users by 2013

According to the research report released by In-Stat, the number of Mobile App store users will become four times of the present number by 2013.

Currently, the number of smart phone users accessing mobile applications stores: ___25 million

In 2013, the number of smart phone users accessing mobile applications stores: ____ 100 million

Growth: ___________________ four fold

What will support such a growth:     Although right now the Mobile App stores users comprised largely of the iPhone users; in the next few years, the users will comprise of Palm and Google, among big names, as well. Google has already called on third party developers to embrace its Android smartphone, and Palm will do so with its Palm Pre, debuting this summer.


What is a mobile application store: Smartphones are built on an open platform for which any developer can write applications that are sold or distributed freely, via a mobile store, rather than through the phone’s carrier. That is what is meant by “Google is calling third party developers to embrace its Android”.
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