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Apple Apps "Bubble" Talk Just That, As Downloads Soar  - Tech Check with Jim Goldman
Apple Apps "Bubble" Talk Just That, As Downloads Soar - Tech Check with Jim Goldman
You may have seen the Apple advertisement in the New York Times this morning (back page of the Business section) extolling the virtues of the iPhone. Nothing new there. If you made it through the fine print, you may have noticed that there are now 10,000 applications available for iPhone and the ...
Apple to Sell IPhones in Wal-Mart Stores This Month (Update1)
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bloomberg.com — Dec. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will become the second mass-market retail chain to start selling... Apple Inc.’s iPhone, with two store representatives saying the world’s largest retailer will carry two models of the Web-surfing handset this ... (more) Apple to Sell IPhones in Wal-Mart Stores This Month ...
Rumor: Apple's iTunes going DRM-free starting Tuesday
appleinsider.com — Apple is believed to be on the verge of an end-of-year push that would start by finally... offering unprotected iTunes Store music from all major labels and would switch a special post-holiday campaign giving away music and videos to Europeans. (more) Rumor: Apple's iTunes going DRM-free starting Tuesday
Apple's iPod Problem
Apple's iPod Problem
businessweek.com — Opinion/Interviews: Its only a problem if your name is not Steve Jobs.... (more) Apple's iPod Problem
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  • galaga galaga
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    Developers are finally testing some new limits, and getting  used to the hardware and releasing great apps! I'm getting much more stuff now.
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Apple’s App Store downloads pass 300 million mark
MacDailyNews — ... as of today, users have downloaded a staggering 100 million apps in just the past 6 weeks," Goldman reports. "So all that talk of a 'bubble' in apps demand was just that, talk! Experts expected an initial big shot in the arm, and that demand would trail off as the weeks passed by. These figures suggest that the app store is only gaining momentum, and it's another big reason for users to choose iPhone over Research in Motion's BlackBerry," Goldman reports. More in the full article here . MacDailyNews Take: Bloodbath.

Apple: 100M iPhone Apps Downloaded in Six Weeks
Wired: Gadget Lab — ... Apple's latest conference call held late October, Steve Jobs said he was expecting to see iPhone owners download their 200 millionth application. So if we take the advertisement as fact, that means 100 million applications have been downloaded in the past six weeks. Holy moly. Then again, let's take this number with a grain of salt. The corporation recently said claims made in its iPhone advertisements are true, but we'd be fools to believe them anyway. Apple Apps "Bubble" Talk Just That, As Downloads Soar [CNBC] Photo: ...

iPhone Apps: 300 Million Downloads
Mashable! — ... According to an advertisement in today’s print edition of The New York Times, there have been more than 300 million downloads of applications for the iPhone. CNBC’s Jim Goldman – who, presumably still receives a print edition of the Times – notes that this means that there have been roughly 100 million downloads in just the last six weeks, since Apple reported 200 million downloads on an October 21st conference call. ...

300 Million Apps Downloaded, 6.4 Billion To Go
MacBlogz - One Stop Apple News — ... CNBC’s Jim Goldman points out some incredible information regarding the success of Apple’s App Store. Of note, users have downloaded over 100 million apps in the past 6 weeks. ...

App Store shoppers downloading 2.2 million apps per day
AppleInsider — ... Published: 02:00 PM EST Though arguably still in its infancy, Apple's App Store has already reached a daily run rate that's seen iPhone and iPod touch users combine to download approximately 2.2 million applications every day. Apple hasn't announced that figure outright, but CNBC's Jim Goldman drew attention to one of the company's advertisement in the New York Times today that says iPhone users have "downloaded over 300 million" applications from the App Store since it launched in July. The last time the iPhone maker provided an update on App Store downloads was ...

Apple: 300 Million App Store Downloads, Growth Flat (AAPL)
Silicon Alley Insider — ... Via a New York Times ad, Apple (AAPL) quietly disclosed today that its customers have downloaded 300 million apps for their iPhones and iPod touches. That's an impressive amount of downloads for a mobile software platform that's not even six months old. But it doesn't represent an acceleration in growth. ...

iPhone apps: 300 million downloads in 21 weeks
Brainstorm Tech: Technology blogs, news and analysis from Fortune Magazine » Apple 2.0 — ... per day. Only Apple knows for sure what percentage of those downloads were freebies. But we do know, thanks to 148Apps’ tribute page, that the average cost of an iPhone app is $3.06, which means that the store’s total revenue so far is probably less than $1 billion, of which Apple gets a 30% cut. Still. No bad for a platform that’s less than four months old. See also 10,000 iPhone apps - for real this time. Thanks to CNBC’s Jim Goldman for the tip and Macworld’s Jim Dalrymple for the image. ...

100 Million Apps in 6 weeks; And you don’t fear the iPhone?
Gadgetell — ... I want to dock my iPod on the dash, charge/play/talk/navigate etc. all on the iPod all at the same time.  All these users and infrastructure could give folks the inclination to help integrate the iPhone into our car.  I am tired of the wires, hokey docks, too few cigarette lighters, blah blah blah. This stone is rolling and continues to pick up steam.  It is only going to go faster if Wal-Mart really does have a $99 iPhone up its sleeves. Read [CNBC] Full Story » | Written by JG Mason for ...

Apple says iPhone App Store’s got “over 300 million” served
Unwired View — ... their devices. The iPhone App store is working so well, that independent developers have found it their new haven. For where else could you build and offer application for kids then make a quarter of a million dollars in a short amount of time? Only in the App store. The iPhone App store is looking more and more like it will play a large part in Apple’s future. That, or it will be the future for digital downloads for smartphones as we know it. Via Tech Check Similar Posts: Apple allows developers to provide free ...

Apple’s iPhone App Store gaining traction, sees more than 2 million downloads per day!
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis — ... ‘09, it’s going to be a $1 billion market place and Apple will probably take about 30 percent of that. There’s virtually no operating expense for them. They just approve the apps.” And, with over 10,000 applications now available in the AppStore, Apple has the most robust and integrated software and media delivery platform in the mobile space. One more reason for one-the-fence consumers to pull the trigger on the iPhone or iPhone 3G. [Via: CNBC] Related News from IntoMobile: App Store to Hit 1 ...

Apple AppStore Reaching in Excess of Over 2.2 Million App Downloads Per Day
Touch Podium — ... These numbers aren’t given by Apple Inc. itself, however CNBC’s Jim Goldman directed attention towards one of the company’s advertisements in the New York Times today that states iPhone users have “downloaded over 300 million” applications from the AppStore since its opening in July, earlier this year. ...

Apple’s App Store getting over 2 million downloads a day
iPhone News Feeds — ... Apple’s App store is seeing more than 2 million applications downloads everyday. Even though people thought that the initial swell in applications downloads would eventually top off and slow down, the App Store is actually seeing more traffic flow than before. ...

Apple’s App Store getting over 2 million downloads a day
Top iPhone News — ... Apple’s App store is seeing more than 2 million applications downloads everyday. Even though people thought that the initial swell in applications downloads would eventually top off and slow down, the App Store is actually seeing more traffic flow than before. ...

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