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Apr 07
2010
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Mobile app downloads will hit 6bn this year, more than double the 2.4bn that were downloaded in 2009, according to ABI Research. The market is being driven by increasing smartphone take-up alongside a growing number of mobile app stores, which are heightening competition in the space and stimulating demand. However, ABI claims both app downloads and revenues from app sales will decline by 2012 as more developers offer their apps for free or on an ad-supported basis in order to stay popular


