“Since Apple launched the App Store in July 2008, users have downloaded more than 1 billion iPhone Apps with a variety of uses (or non-uses, if you consider all the games and procrastination tools currently on the market for the device). Companies such as Google, Salesforce.com, and Oracle have even introduced enterprise apps for the consumer-centric devices, aiming to solidify their hold on the ever-expanding mobile market.”
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eWeek, 2 July 2009

