Apple’s App Store now offers a selection of over a quarter of a million apps — a record reached in just a little over two years since the App Store first opened its digital doors.
The 250,000 milestone, a figure which Apple will no doubt mention at its upcoming September 1 media-event, was recorded by 148Apps, who released the newly collected data this weekend. Its numbers detailed that over 50,000 developers are now actively working on the iOS platform, with them submitting an average of 626 applications per day. Further insight revealed that the average price of a paid application is now $2.67.
148Apps new data noted that Apple’s App Store now plays host to exactly 252,227 iPad and iPhone applications. This sizable figure paints a vibrant picture of the success of Apple’s application store, which dwarfs the competition by a large margin. The second largest application store is Google’s Android Market, which is estimated to have around 100,000 applications available. Other application stores, including BlackBerry’s and Nokia’s, have a significantly smaller number of apps available for their platforms.
With new applications being added to the store every day, it’s becoming more and more difficult to find and discover new content. Of course, users can use the Genius tool to find recommendations, ask friends, or check out Apple’s own new and notable suggestions. Beyond that, application discovery is becoming a more tedious task as every day goes by. With the App Store racing towards its next milestone of 300,000 available apps, what changes would you like to see to the way in which you can find new downloads?
Let us know your thoughts on the App Store and what your favorite apps are in the comments!
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Written by Chris Brandrick on August 30th, 2010 with no comments.
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Anyone who thought the Mac is dead needs to think different(ly). Apple sold 3.472 million Macs last quarter, along with 3.270 million iPads to sync them with. Out of sync, maybe, were iPod and iPhone sales, but for Apple it was another quarter for the record books.
For the third fiscal quarter, Apple reported revenue of $15.7 billion and a net quarterly profit of $3.25 billion, or $3.51 EPS. It was a new record, besting last year’s holiday quarter of $15.68 billion, and nearly doubling the $8.34 billion from a year ago. Steve Jobs, no doubt rolling on piles of greenbacks, sent the expected exultant press release from his iPad.
“It was a phenomenal quarter that exceeded our expectations all around, including the most successful product launch in Apple’s history with iPhone 4,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “iPad is off to a terrific start, more people are buying Macs than ever before, and we have amazing new products still to come this year.”
Regarding the iPad, 3.27 million were sold last quarter, a staggering number when you consider that it may equal the combined sales of all Windows Tablet and Slate PCs in 2010. Even better, concerns that the iPad might negatively impact Mac sales appear to be thus far refuted.
Apple sold a record 3.472 million Macs in the third quarter, up 33 percent from 2.603 last year, nearly double the 1.734 million Macs sold just four years ago. Laptop sales, bolstered by new MacBook Pros and MacBooks, were 2.468 million, up 41 percent over last year. Desktop sales were 1.004 million, a positive change of 18 percent from last year. While the redesigned Mac mini was released late in the quarter, it will have negligible impact going forward. As Steve Jobs has said, Apple is a “mobility” company, and a 70/30 split between laptops and desktops last quarter exemplifies that trend.
Another clearly evident trend is flattening iPod sales. Apple sold 9.406 million iPods in the third quarter, versus 10.215 million last year, a decrease of 8 percent. Although unit sales were comparatively weak, change in revenue was up four percent. This is due to increased sales of the iPod touch with its higher average selling price, which is also good news for the viability of the iOS platform.
As for the iPhone, Apple sold 8.398 million, compared to 5.208 during the same period last year, a 61 percent increase. So much for the “Antenngate” controversy so far, though a real issue appears to be channel inventory weakness. With a shocking ship time of three weeks at the online store, and repeated delays of the white model, Apple appears to be having serious problems catching up with demand for the iPhone 4.
Expect that issue to come up at the conference call today, which TheAppleBlog will be covering. We’ll be bored, so you don’t have to.
Written by Charles Jade on July 20th, 2010 with no comments.
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There will be millions of sales in the first year of iPad
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There are conflicting expectations and analysts on Wall Street on the occasion of the new tablet iPad which was introduced by Apple.
Some believe that the enterprise is risky while others say the iPad has great potential. Expected in the first year of placing a tablet on the market to reach sales of several million pieces. Estimates are the figure is between one and five million tablets. Since Apple have served to surprise a lot in the past and nobody is quite sure what will happen.
Mike Abramski of RBC Capital Markets predicts sales of five million units during the first 12 months. Broadpoint.AmTech analysts are more cautious and expect sales iPad tablets are in the range of 1.1 to 2.2 million.
Written by iPhone News on January 29th, 2010 with no comments.
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iPhone Sales in France Doubled
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After it appeared that the French division of Orange has no right to sell iPhone exclusively in France it became clear that actually the French regulatory authorities have done a great service to Apple as the phone sales have doubled since the abolition of the restriction. According to Morgan Stanley the market share of the company in the country has increased to 17 percent, according to Gartner in France this summer have been sold 600 000 iPhones. This makes the country Europe’s largest phone market for Apple. Analysts say the biggest victim of this is RIM and its line of smartphones BlackBerry. This effect is expected to recur and other markets where the iPhone is offered by more than one operator.
Written by iPhone News on November 27th, 2009 with no comments.
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AT&T announced today that despite the poor state the economy is in, the iPhone and iPhone 3G has continued to drive growth in company by drawing in new high-profit subscribers to their 2 year contracts. The company says they have activated .9 million new iPhones during the quarter, less than the previous 2.4mil for Q3, but still played a significant role.
Written by Edward Kirk on January 28th, 2009 with no comments.
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