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Piracy Cuts Into Paid App Sales

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Nov 6, 2012

This Week's Top Story

This Week's Top Story - Piracy Cuts Into Paid App Sales

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Piracy Cuts Into Paid App Sales

Hackers slash sales by 20 percent to 50 percent. Startups are crafting software to fight back

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This week in Technology Insider

Welcome to the Tech Insider. This week, we take a look at mobile app piracy which it taking a big bite out of app-store sales–expected to reach $10.1 billion this year. To fight off piracy, Google, Apple, and others with legitimate app stores have been beefing up security. And mobile-app developers are deploying new software tools to thwart thieves. We also have stories on Twitter, Facebook, and Amazon.com. Enjoy!

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