Filed under: Google (GOOG), Apple Inc (AAPL), Amazon.com (AMZN), Research in Motion (RIMM), Smartphones, Technology
By 2013, more than $4 billion will be spent on smartphone applications, according to a new study by the Yankee Group … and the estimate is stated to be conservative. With the average owner of one of these devices downloading around 20 applications a year, it’s obvious that this market is getting ready to pop. Currently, only $343 million is spent in this space.
An increase in the number of smartphone applications available — for Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone, Reasearch in Motion’s (NASDAQ: RIMM) Blackberry, and Google’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android — and rising prices for these applications will push the total size of this market higher.
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Smartphone apps to spike, newspapers to miss it (again) originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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