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No one predicts the imminent demise of the PC, but some analysts are expecting growth to gradually taper off in places like the U.S. According to market research firm IDC, the U.S. market for packaged software will barely eke out double-digit annual gains over the next five years.
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The U.S. was bad-ass, too, with 155% more phones sold, or 3x what IDC was forecasting for the overall smartphone category.
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Stock options: none Why on the list: Japan's Internet penetration rate at year-end 1998 was 10.8% , compared with approximately 24% in the U.S. IDC projects that the number of devices in Japan with Internet access capability will increase from approximately 12 million at year-end 1998 to more than 46 million by year-end 2002.
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