Apple's App Store Downloads Top 1.5 Billion in First Year
July 14 2009 - 8:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
More Than 65,000 Apps; Over 100,000 Developers CUPERTINO, Calif.,
July 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Apple today announced that
customers have downloaded more than 1.5 billion applications in
just one year from its revolutionary App Store, the largest
applications store in the world. The App Store is also growing at
an incredible pace with more than 65,000 apps and more than 100,000
developers in the iPhone(TM) Developer Program. "The App Store is
like nothing the industry has ever seen before in both scale and
quality," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "With 1.5 billion apps
downloaded, it is going to be very hard for others to catch up."
The revolutionary App Store has more than 65,000 apps available to
consumers in 77 countries, allowing developers to reach tens of
millions of iPhone and iPod touch users around the world. The App
Store works with both iPod touch and iPhone including the new
iPhone 3GS, the fastest, most powerful iPhone yet. Apple has
shipped over 40 million of these devices that run apps from the App
Store. Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s
with the Apple II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s
with the Macintosh. Today, Apple continues to lead the industry in
innovation with its award-winning computers, OS X operating system
and iLife and professional applications. Apple is also spearheading
the digital media revolution with its iPod portable music and video
players and iTunes online store, and has entered the mobile phone
market with its revolutionary iPhone. 2009 Apple Inc. All rights
reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, Mac, Mac OS, Macintosh, iPhone and
iPod are trademarks of Apple. Other company and product names may
be trademarks of their respective owners. DATASOURCE: Apple
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