Mobile app stores to reach 30 percent of phones by 2013, report says

In four years 30 percent of smartphones will include app stores, estimates research firm In-Stat in a report released this week.

The report also found that:

  • iPhone users are by far the most active Apps store users, significantly outpacing users of Blackberry, Palm OS or Windows Mobile phones.
  • Smartphone users overall are significantly more likely than feature phone users to leverage advanced mobile services, such as Internet access, music downloads, Instant Messaging, Email and Multimedia Messaging (MMS).
  • 32 percent of survey respondents anticipated their next handset purchase would be a smart phone.

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