1 Billion Virtual World Users in next 10 Years


	1 Billion Virtual World Users in next 10 Years

butesch

6-6-2008 10:01 AM

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6-6-2008 10:04 AM

butesch

Granted, a lot can change in 10 years but it seems a bit far fetched to me that people will want to use virtual worlds to do much beyond niche purposes

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