App Store success encourages others to take the field

Fueled by the success of the App Store — which recently reached an amazing milestone, exceeding 1 billion app downloads — Microsoft, Nokia, and other vendors apparently hope that if they “build a mobile app store, cellphone customers will come,” reports Jenna Wortham (nytimes.com). But, Wortham wonders, “the real question is, will any of it help these companies grow market share?“ (link)