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App Store Anniversary: By the Numbers

Written on July 14, 2009 by Weldon Dodd and 7 people have commented

The iTunes App Store has reached its first birthday. This event deserves a moment of reflection on what Apple has achieved in its first 12 months of operating the App Store.
Tens of Thousands of Apps, Billions of Downloads
Apple celebrated the download of 1 billion applications from the iTunes App Store just this April. Anytime you [...]

App Store Anniversary: One Year Later

Written on July 13, 2009 by Weldon Dodd and 1 person has commented

This past Saturday, July 11, marked the 1-year anniversary of the opening of the iPhone App Store. In that time Apple has simultaneously redefined the expectations of what a mobile phone can do, and fundamentally changed the way that software for smartphones is delivered to consumers.
There are now about 58,000 applications available through the App [...]