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App Store Hits Ten Billion Downloads [Updated]

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Apple's App Store today reached 10 billion downloads since its inception in 2008, and along with the milestone comes the end of the company's "10 Billion App Countdown" promotion. The winner of the promotion, who is yet to be announced, will be awarded a $10,000 iTunes Store gift card.

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App Store download growth since launch​
The App Store took only a little over two and a half years to reach the ten-billion milestone, while Apple's iTunes Store took almost seven years from its 2003 launch to hit the same milestone for music downloads.

Update: Apple has issued a press release announcing that Gail Davis of Orpington, Kent, UK has been named winner of the contest. Davis, who won the contest with her download of Paper Glider, will receive an iTunes gift card worth $10,000."With more than 10 billion apps downloaded in just two and a half years - a staggering seven billion apps in the last year alone - the App Store has surpassed our wildest dreams," said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. "The App Store has revolutionized how software is created, distributed, discovered and sold. While others try to copy the App Store, it continues to offer developers and customers the most innovative experience on the planet."

Article Link: App Store Hits Ten Billion Downloads [Updated]
 
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I wonder how big a share of those were paid for.
 
elhungarian

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Hah. I tried to stay up to have my one in 10,000 chance..if that counter was accurate..

for whoever won..wished it was an apple gift card instead :)
 
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geko29

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Crap, I had forgotten and I "bought" a couple of apps in the past 12 hours. I hope I didn't win...
 
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fishmoose

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Pretty amazing when you think about it, that's a lot of downloads. Apple has built something amazing here. Congrats to the winner!
 
Patriks7

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Quite impressive! I wouldn't have thought they would hit 10 billion this fast!

Congratulations to the winner though!

And, if they ever reach 100 billion, do you think they will be giving out a $100,000 iTunes card? :rolleyes:
 
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elhungarian said:
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Hah. I tried to stay up to have my one in 10,000 chance..if that counter was accurate..

for whoever won..wished it was an apple gift card instead :)
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That would be awesome for an Apple gift card!!
 
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Those applications are crap.

I was taking a look and those applications are something bigger than a Dashboard widget, and very expensive.

In gaming there is just one game worth it, the rest are crap. The same with the rest of the categories.
 
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the vj said:
I was taking a look and those applications are something bigger than a Dashboard widget, and very expensive.

In gaming there is just one game worth it, the rest are crap. The same with the rest of the categories.
Click to expand...

Wow, haven't had your coffee yet?

I think this is a great milestone for Apple. A very successful accomplishment by a very successful company.
 
Lesser Evets

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They should celebrate the success by offering Final Cut Express and Logic Express for $79.

One can hope.
 
Wayfarer

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Time to study and become an App developer!

At this rate, only a matter of time before the number hits 100 billion. $$$ :cool:
 
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OK on a serious note, it's such a brilliant concept, the iPhone + App Store.

Powerful, mobile processing power and storage
High-speed wireless, through 3G and Wi-Fi
Endless UI changes, due to all-Multitouch display
A market for third-party applications that is easy to use and sync
Developers large and small can upload their program and make $ quickly

It seems obvious in hindsight, but this is such a rich breeding ground for innovation. Apple basically gave devs a blank slate of hardware, exposed their work to tens of millions, and let them profit off of it! Again, it seems so natural now. But the scale of this would've been unimaginable 3-5 years ago. :)
 
Dr McKay

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I'm not really surprised it hit 10 Billion faster than the iTunes store, so many free apps, no free music that I know of in iTunes.
 
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