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iPhone and App Store “a great thing for consumers”

 
Today, says Stephen H. Wildstrom, “apps are where the action is, and consumers are reaping the benefits.” Wildstrom points out that “before the iPhone, relatively few owners of any phones — smart or dumb — downloaded applications.” But “‘now everyone wants [an app store],’” he quotes Jim Balsillie, co-CEO of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion, as saying. (link)

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