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Smartphone downloads to reach 6,677,770,771.78 by 2014

Frost & Sullivan have released a report for anyone who wants a bit of collateral to support their ‘mobile applications will be big’ argument.

Interestingly though, Frost’s exhaustive research indicate that downloads from all app stores will reach 6.67 billion in 2014.

Not 7 billion.

Not 6 billion.

6.67 billion precisely.

If it was me I’d have aimed for something a little less precise. Let’s face it, forecasting these kinds of things is hardly an exact science.

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  1. I don't agree with this forecast. I think it’s too low and Frost & Sullivan will regret looking back at this in 2014.

  2. I don't agree with this forecast. I think it’s too low and Frost & Sullivan will regret looking back at this in 2014.

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