The installed base of smartphones and tablets will exceed those of desktops and laptops next year. There are 6 billion phone subscriptions in the world, and onl

The installed base of smartphones and tablets will exceed those of desktops and laptops next year. There are 6 billion phone subscriptions in the world, and only 1 billion pc's. All those phones will become internet-enabled within a decade. It's almost impossible to overestimate the importance of mobile, but it's also impossible to predict winners and losers in that space because most of the growth still needs to happen and there are no precedents to base decisions on.