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2008 was the year of 4G, 2009 was the year of application stores.  With Apple's success of the iPhone app store, competitors have flooded the smartphone market, with app stores for every major mobile operating system.  Operators, manufacturers, OS vendors, and third-party providers all want a piece of the revenue from applications.  Downloads and applications are the numbers that everyone is discussing; however, revenue is the one true driver of the mobile applications market.

Highlights of the briefing include analysis of targeted vs. independent storefronts, applications, downloads, and revenue.

This briefing will benefit smartphone manufacturers, OS vendors, mobile operators, application developers, and third-party storefront providers.

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"Although Apple has an overwhelming lead in terms of applications and total downloads, the gap in revenue isn't as relatively large.  Higher price-per-paid-apps from independent storefronts are helping to offset the fewer apps and downloads from competing targeted app stores like App World, Android Market, Ovi, Marketplace, and Catalog," notes Day.

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For more information about Frost & Sullivan's Mobile & Wireless Communications practice, please visit:  http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/svcg.pag/ITMW.

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• To attend the briefing, email jake.wengroff@frost.com your full name, title, company name, company telephone number, company email address, city, state and country.
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