NEWS: Apple's App Store Passes 1.5 Billion Downloads

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Apple's App Store has eclipsed its rivals in terms of volume; its
users have downloaded more than 1.5 billion applications in about a
year.

The over-the-air program store has been a hit with consumers, and
this has made the platform attractive to mobile developers. Apple
said the store now has more than 65,000 apps, and more than 10,000
content creators are in its iPhone Developer Program. The store is
filled with programs that range from fake beer pouring apps to
enterprise-grade programs from Oracle and Salesforce.

With more than 1,000 new hooks into the hardware, the latest firmware
potentially opens the door for a new wave of, innovative apps.
Additionally, the 3.0 software creates new business models for
developers because it enables in-app purchasing, and app-specific
hardware accessories.

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On Jul 14, 1:03*pm, John Navas <spamfilt...@navasgroup.com> wrote:
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> * *Apple's App Store has eclipsed its rivals in terms of volume; its
> * *users have downloaded more than 1.5 billion applications in about a
> * *year.
>
> * *The over-the-air program store has been a hit with consumers, and
> * *this has made the platform attractive to mobile developers. Apple
> * *said the store now has more than 65,000 apps, and more than 10,000
> * *content creators are in its iPhone Developer Program. The store is
> * *filled with programs that range from fake beer pouring apps to
> * *enterprise-grade programs from Oracle and Salesforce.
>
> * *With more than 1,000 new hooks into the hardware, the latest firmware
> * *potentially opens the door for a new wave of, innovative apps.
> * *Additionally, the 3.0 software creates new business models for
> * *developers because it enables in-app purchasing, and app-specific
> * *hardware accessories.
>
> * *[MORE]

Doh! With the iphone, you have to go to the iphone app store. One
source, hence it has volume. With open source phones, you can get
software from many websites, hence lower volume per source.

Remember, Steve knows better.