I agree some with John and I disagree some. I agree that micropayment is huge and the main reason why mobile won't be identical to the web (massive scale, free

I agree some with John and I disagree some. I agree that micropayment is huge and the main reason why mobile won't be identical to the web (massive scale, free with ads). There's always going to be people who are willing to pay a buck or two to get a better experience on their phone with an app, especially because with mobile the screen space is more scarce and thus more precious. However, I think I'm not sure if paid apps is the place where the huge growth will be. In-app purchases in free apps might be the way to go on the phone. I think Google can get their act together with micropayments. And even if they can't, they have the help (or competition) of other companies like Amazon with their new AppStore. Also, Android has picked up so much momentum and users and this is attracting more developers and will lead to higher quality apps. Currently, iOS is still the preferred platform for many (and probably most) mobile developers. But if Android gains double the number of iOS users, then the tide will likely shift and the preferred developer platform likely could be Android (especially if they can get a better micropayment system going).