Top 10 Technology Trends for 2012

By siliconindia   |   Thursday, 08 December 2011, 01:48 IST   |    1 Comments
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4. App Stores

The app era has dawned reducing the need for physical production of software, shipment of products, and retail relationships for ensuring shelf space. This makes apps cheaper and more accessible.

This trend continues and accelerates into 2012 with the launch of Microsoft's app store and the expected death of packaged software products. As for the software you run locally, you will increasingly buy it from a trusted app store, though that store may be offered by Amazon, Android market or Apples iTune store.