No Need to Clog Your Phone Downloading Apps When You Can Stream
- Some 100,000 apps may be streaming-enabled within five years
- ‘Could significantly impact app stores,’ analyst Entner says
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Game developer Glu Mobile Inc. is working to let users play a future release by streaming it on their devices. No sifting through an app store to find it and no download required.
Applications are streamed by clicking a link on a mobile website, in a text or e-mail message or through social media. The ability to access them without downloading is gaining the attention of companies like San Francisco-based Glu because, let’s face it, it takes time and effort to search for and install apps.