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iTunes App Store: 100k Apps, But Only 20% Are Being Used
iTunes App Store: 100k Apps, But Only 20% Are Being Used
Apple today announced that the iTunes App Store now features over 100,000 applications for the iPhone and iPod touch. App Store users have downloaded over 2 billion applications. While Apple is obviously celebrating this as a success of its developer program, AppsFire reminds us that only a ...
Apple Announces Over 100,000 Apps Now Available on the App Store
apple.com — CUPERTINO, California November 4, 2009 Apple today announced that developers have created over 100,000 apps for the... revolutionary App Store, the largest applications store in the world. iPhone and iPod touch customers in 77 countries can choose from ... (more) Apple Announces Over 100,000 Apps Now Available on the ...
Apple's App Store breaks 100,000 apps
Apple's App Store breaks 100,000 apps
engadget.com — Look, App Store , we just wanted to take this opportunity to say we're sorry about all... the fart app jokes. We know it's not easy being a new App Store, making your way in the world, and when juxtaposed against the struggles your competition has ... (more) Apple's App Store breaks 100,000 apps
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iPhone Informer — Touching the iPhone This Week [jkOnTheRun]
GigaOM Network — ... difficult to know what’s out there that’s new and useful — at least when I browse in iTunes. I’m learning more about the newest apps from reviews on websites and through Twitter suggestions. Will the App Store eventually get so big that it actually starts to turn consumers off because they just get overwhelmed? Hopefully not, but it’s worth watching as a potential trend. Even with all of these apps, some estimates show that only one-fifth of them are used by the masses. And I’m still worried that ...

iPhone Informer — Touching the iPhone This Week
jkOnTheRun — ... are added, it’s becoming difficult to know what’s out there that’s new and useful — at least when I browse in iTunes. I’m learning more about the newest apps from reviews on websites and through Twitter suggestions. Will the App Store eventually get so big that it actually starts to turn consumers off because they just get overwhelmed? Hopefully not, but it’s worth watching as a potential trend. Even with all of these apps, some estimates show that only one-fifth of them are used by the masses. And I’m still worried that ...

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