Apple Celebrates First Anniversary of App Store

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Apple has started celebrating the first anniversary of the App Store with a special section on iTunes [link (http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewCustomPage?name=pageAppStoreTurns1)] highlighting their favorite applications and games. While the App Store officially launched on July 11th 2008, many MacRumors readers were able to access (http://www.macrumors.com/2008/07/10/apps-available-for-download-on-itunes/) the App Store early after the 2.0 firmware was leaked (http://www.macrumors.com/2008/07/10/iphone-2-0-firmware-5a347-available-early/) early by Apple.

The special page lists several of Apple's favorite apps, though the lists seem to vary by country. Some of the favorites in the U.S. listings include (links to iTunes):

- MLB at Bat (http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=309327900&mt=8) ($9.99)
- Brushes (http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=288230264&mt=8) ($4.99)
- Ocarina (http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=293053479&mt=8) ($0.99)
- Things (http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=284971781&mt=8) ($9.99)
- Real Racing (http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=318366258&mt=8) ($9.99)
- Toki Tori (http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=314388744&mt=8) ($0.99)
- Eliss (http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=306950009&mt=8) ($0.99)

The App Store has come along way in a year with over 56,000 (http://appshopper.com/) apps now available in the App Store. While all of Apple's choices have their merits, the last game listed above, Eliss (http://toucharcade.com/2009/03/10/eliss-a-puzzler-thats-perfect-for-the-iphone/), in particular is an iPhone original game that makes use of iPhone specific multi-touch features to allow you to pinch and push together objects (video) (http://toucharcade.com/2009/07/06/eliss-multitouch-goodness-now-only-099/) to create the right size. The remainder of the lists contain more well know games such as Sims and Fieldrunners as well as useful web-companion applications such as Facebook and eBay Mobile.

Article Link: Apple Celebrates First Anniversary of App Store (http://www.macrumors.com/2009/07/06/apple-celebrates-first-anniversary-of-app-store/)

[briantology]

Well Happy (unofficial) B-day App Store! Free apps all around ^^

[sushi]

Nice to see!

Glad that the App store is doing so well. :)

[superxero3]

and i remember when it was introduced... they get old so fast!

[macfan881]

id like to see what apples numbers have been sales wise since the app store has opend up im curious to see how big of a proffit the app store has been for them

[designgeek]

id like to see what apples numbers have been sales wise since the app store has opend up im curious to see how big of a proffit the app store has been for them

Me too. It's such a great idea, the whole App store thing. It's a good chance for programmers on a small budget to get a great start.

[kockgunner]

Time flies so fast. It's amazing how much Apple got right on their first try.

[TwinCities Dan]

56,000 apps in one year is impressive! :cool:

[smileyborg]

This slide says it all:

http://mblapps.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/wwdc2009-746.jpg

That was about a month ago...another 6,000 apps already!
And if you watched the keynote, the comment about Palm's App Store was hilarious and cracked everyone up.
(from WWDC '09)

[amac4me]

1 year down, many more to come!

[kasei]

Has it been a year already? Wow time flies when you are buying apps.

[c-Row]

20 more years and the App Store will be officially allowed to drink in public. :p

[Mr. Zorg]

Me too. It's such a great idea, the whole App store thing. It's a good chance for programmers on a small budget to get a great start.

A great idea with a low barrier to entry, for sure. Speaking as a new app seller, though, once you drop off page 1 of new releases so do your sales. Marketing is a must, but that usually costs a lot of money unless you try to drum up attention on various forums! :p

[hhaeschen]

id like to see what apples numbers have been sales wise since the app store has opend up im curious to see how big of a proffit the app store has been for them

i've seen estimations in the media suggesting the revenue was close to 1 bn around the time of the WWDC keynote. i would assume that apple books at least 25% as profit.

[talkingfuture]

Can't believe its a year already. Its amazing how many people must have benefited, from Apple selling more phones and iPods to the developers who have made a fortune on surprise hits.

[Ivan P]

i've seen estimations in the media suggesting the revenue was close to 1 bn around the time of the WWDC keynote. i would assume that apple books at least 25% as profit.

I may be wrong but I'm pretty sure Apple gets 30% of an app's revenue with the developer getting the remaining 70%.

[pika2000]

Fieldrunners. Nuff said. It's on sale for $2.99 as of this writing.
All we need now is Plants vs Zombies in the app store.

[Mr. Zorg]

I may be wrong but I'm pretty sure Apple gets 30% of an app's revenue with the developer getting the remaining 70%.
You're right. But Apple has the server and bandwidth overhead of running the store. Not to mention the people reviewing and approving each app. So while they gross 30%, I'd be surprised if their net was as high as 25%. If it is, they're doing great!

[darijoe]

Thank you Arn for acknowledging me!! :D Happy Birthday dear App Store!
lol at c-Row!

[Nermal]

It's good of Apple to have a "favourites" section like this as it allows users to discover great apps that they otherwise wouldn't be aware of. Having said that, some of the choices are rather baffling (eg. "Oz Weather" on iTunes NZ).

[davidbrummy]

The app store I say is the real killer when you compare the iPhone to other devices.

I was waiting for a BART train the other day as was unsure of the schedule. I went to the app store and downloaded a free BART app. Amazingly simple.

Add in the latest OS which does finally bring the OS to where it should be and it Apple really does have the killer platform on its hands.

I would say the only issue left is AT&T. I spend most of my life on Edge in San Francisco. Compare it to the Verizon 3G card I have and AT&T sucks big time.

[davidbrummy]

Also a quick nod to Beejive IM. Their app is great with the push notification.

On the 4th July weekend I was in a hotel late with the kids and wife asleep. I checked who was on line and my Dad in the UK was on Yahoo starting his day. We chatted for over 30 mins on IM. I did the same thing on the bus coming back from Best Buy the week before. My Dad is 72 and this level of communication with him is very important to us both.

International SMS is really expensive so this rules.

[minicrazy592]

Geez I can remember downloading my first app the night before the 3G came out, AIM. I miss the simple days where there were no ads "take an iq test" or free edtions plastered all over the icon. With a small range of usefull apps and not the monstrosity of a number we have now, 95% of which are useless if you ask me

[macshill]

It's only been a year? Feels longer. They've made enormous progress in a calendar year. :apple:

[Jayomat]

Geez I can remember downloading my first app the night before the 3G came out, AIM. I miss the simple days where there were no ads "take an iq test" or free edtions plastered all over the icon. With a small range of usefull apps and not the monstrosity of a number we have now, 95% of which are useless if you ask me

totally agree.. anyway, keep it up!

[QCassidy352]

Geez I can remember downloading my first app the night before the 3G came out, AIM. I miss the simple days where there were no ads "take an iq test" or free edtions plastered all over the icon. With a small range of usefull apps and not the monstrosity of a number we have now, 95% of which are useless if you ask me

yup, but 5% of 56,000 is 2800, and that's a lot of useful apps. ;)

[Pika]

if you watched the keynote, the comment about Palm's App Store was hilarious and cracked everyone up.
(from WWDC '09)

it was priceless.

[Master Chief]

...
I was waiting for a BART train the other day as was unsure of the schedule. I went to the app store and downloaded a free BART app. Amazingly simple.
...
Yes the app store is cool, but no... you don't need any application (or device) to get to the schedule, especially when you are already waiting for the next train – I have used BART myself to commute to/from work and there was always a next train like every 15 minutes or so. I mean; things can't have changed that bad in just a few months. Right?

[Master Chief]

This slide says it all:

...

And if you watched the keynote, the comment about Palm's App Store was hilarious and cracked everyone up.(from WWDC '09)
You think so? I'd call that arrogance. Like Phil forgot where Apple was a few years before he joined the company – I can still picture the keynote where turtleneck Steve himself introduced a new partner... being Bill Gates of Microsoft. Oh yeah. Man that was fun.

Apple must have noticed the sheer number of add-ons over at Mozilla.org and also the still increasing number of developers offering free applications for Mozilla (these days simply called Firefox).

Oh and before I forget: Both mozdev.org and mozilla.org will introduce a paid add-on section in the near future.

[DELLsFan]

Happy Birthday, App Store. :cool:

[Full of Win]

id like to see what apples numbers have been sales wise since the app store has opend up im curious to see how big of a proffit the app store has been for them

Do you mean raw profit from the app store or profit from the extra sales garnered from the ability to download applications?

Would not be shocked if there was an order of magnitude difference between these two numbers.

[mappyman]

Apple should thank the jail break community for showing them the way. :apple:

[iOrlando]

any sales???

i would love app sales...

buy 2 get 1 free or something like that...

[Ntombi]

I remember I downloaded my first apps before I had an iPhone, because I just couldn't wait and it made it seem closer. :cool: Very cool that it's been such a hit.

People talk about the crap apps, and yeah, there's a lot, but there are so many that are really well done, well thought out, and fill a long-standing need or a need I didn't know I had until I saw the app. :p

Ask and you shall receive... My app is on sale for free right now because I need the exposure. See my sig for details.

Thanks! I hadn't seen it before, and I love the idea. I downloaded it immediately. :)

That's a perfect example. I didn't like having to look at the screen to skip ahead, but I never thought much about it. Now, I won't have to spend that half-second with my eyes off the road.

[RMo]

Apple must have noticed the sheer number of add-ons over at Mozilla.org and also the still increasing number of developers offering free applications for Mozilla (these days simply called Firefox).

Not to be picky, but Firefox and Mozilla are (were) actually two different products. What was called simply Mozilla is now Seamonkey (the application suite). Firefox and Thunderbird are based off this (although mostly in terms of using the Gecko rendering engine and XUL for the interface). Both still exist, but in terms of popularity, Firefox is the iPhone of non-IE Web browsers, and Mozilla/Seamonkey is the ... well, Palm is probably still too popular to even say that. :)

Also, can you provide a link to support your claim that addons.mozilla.org is going to introduce a paid system in the future? Mozdev, I know, has been considering it, but to my knowledge, AMO has no plans to do so, and it would really surprise me if they did.

[celticpride678]

Congrats to Apple to a pretty successful year and idea.

[Goona]

You think so? I'd call that arrogance. Like Phil forgot where Apple was a few years before he joined the company – I can still picture the keynote where turtleneck Steve himself introduced a new partner... being Bill Gates of Microsoft. Oh yeah. Man that was fun.

Apple must have noticed the sheer number of add-ons over at Mozilla.org and also the still increasing number of developers offering free applications for Mozilla (these days simply called Firefox).

Oh and before I forget: Both mozdev.org and mozilla.org will introduce a paid add-on section in the near future.

Arrogance, they are telling the truth or you want them to lie for Palm. If you want to talk arrogance you need to go look at Palm and all the crap they have been spewing about Apple.

[Tenebrous]

Not to be picky, but Firefox and Mozilla are (were) actually two different products. What was called simply Mozilla is now Seamonkey (the application suite). Firefox and Thunderbird are based off this (although mostly in terms of using the Gecko rendering engine and XUL for the interface). Both still exist, but in terms of popularity, Firefox is the iPhone of non-IE Web browsers, and Mozilla/Seamonkey is the ... well, Palm is probably still too popular to even say that. :)

Also, can you provide a link to support your claim that addons.mozilla.org is going to introduce a paid system in the future? Mozdev, I know, has been considering it, but to my knowledge, AMO has no plans to do so, and it would really surprise me if they did.

If you're waiting for proof from a hater, you've got a long, long wait. The first thing to observe about haters is that they don't get the basic facts right and then they proceed on some crazy tangent to land them square in the fever swamps.

AMO is going to consider a PAID section. Mmmhmm. Ron Paul for president in 2008! Yeah.

[ghostface147]

Great Job Apple......bash the opposition into submission!

[OneMike]

Funny comparing the app store towards palm. So much more options in app store.

[guzhogi]

I may be wrong but I'm pretty sure Apple gets 30% of an app's revenue with the developer getting the remaining 70%.

You're right that Apple takes 30% from an app's price, but I think he meant that from all the money Apple makes from its share of the money, 25% of that (so 25% of 30%) is profit.

[hayesk]

Geez I can remember downloading my first app the night before the 3G came out, AIM. I miss the simple days where there were no ads "take an iq test" or free edtions plastered all over the icon. With a small range of usefull apps and not the monstrosity of a number we have now, 95% of which are useless if you ask me

Sure - it'd be nice if corporations brought us ad-free apps for free. But then, who is going to pay the salaries of those making the apps.

Do you really expect everyone to give you lots of top-quality stuff for free forever? Do you work for free at your job?

[reverie]

Apple should thank the jail break community for showing them the way. :apple:

Apple released the iPhone SDK for public beta only 8 months after the first jailbreak or 4 to 6 months after the first useful apps came from the jailbreaking community. So they certainly had the SDK in development long before the iPhone even came out.

Nowadays jailbreaking is 90 % about pirating apps (in terms of user numbers), and I don't think anybody should be thankful for that fact.

[ppilone]

If the list isn't too long would somebody be willing to copy and paste the US apps that Apple lists as their favorites? Very curious as to what they're showcasing but can't access the iTunes Store right now :o

[iDAG]

Wow, the App Store feels like it's older because it has developed so much in just a year! There has been nothing like this before. :cool:

[noodle654]

Good stuff...we have come a long way.

[///M5]

Lame banner.

[lazyrighteye]

Anyone recall the number of apps available when the App Store launched?

[tabasco70]

very hard to imagine an iphone without the App Store..
Apple has given birth to a marvel. :)

[whooleytoo]

I think Apple is still just starting to realise the importance of the app store.

Who's going to switch from iPhone to another device, if you've bought dozens of apps from the app store? It's the same 'foot in the door' that Microsoft had with DOS, then Windows - no one wanted to switch and lose their investment.

Not to mention - how many new Cocoa developers are there now? Sure, there are big differences between iPhone and Mac development, but it's a much, much smaller step now than from (say) .Net to Mac Cocoa development. It bodes well for the future (and the Mac App Store ;) )

[jdechko]

Sure - it'd be nice if corporations brought us ad-free apps for free. But then, who is going to pay the salaries of those making the apps.

A lot of corporations give out their apps ad-free, for free. Look at the insurance apps (State Farm and Nationwide), banking apps (BoA, Chase), These are useful apps. But then they also interface with products that we've already paid for or services we already use, so these companies are making their money a different way.

All of the Google Apps & Evernote are free, as are many others. Just saying that they are out there, and some are quite good.

Here's the US Apps list, for those who asked - Since I'm typing it, i'm not going to include links or prices.

MLB.com At Bat 2009
BeejiveIM 3.0
Stanza
Instapaper Pro
E*Trade Mobile Pro
Pandora Radio
RjDj Album
AP Mobile
Brushes
Wunder Radio
Midomi Music Identifier
AOL Daily Finance
ColorSplash
Fandango
Ocarina
eBay Mobile
FlightTrack Pro
Lonely Planet Mandarin Phrasebook
Shazam
Dictionary.com
WeatherBug Elite
Tweetie
NYTimes
Photogene
Facebook
Things
ESPN ScoreCenter
Loopt
Google Earth
Yelp

[HLdan]

You think so? I'd call that arrogance. Like Phil forgot where Apple was a few years before he joined the company – I can still picture the keynote where turtleneck Steve himself introduced a new partner... being Bill Gates of Microsoft. Oh yeah. Man that was fun.

Apple must have noticed the sheer number of add-ons over at Mozilla.org and also the still increasing number of developers offering free applications for Mozilla (these days simply called Firefox).

Oh and before I forget: Both mozdev.org and mozilla.org will introduce a paid add-on section in the near future.

Oh boy, here we go again. "Microsoft saved Apple crap" Blah Blah Blah. "Apple forgot where they came from" Blah blah blah. :rolleyes: How many years was this ago??? Give it a rest. What seems to be forgotten is that Microsoft didn't do this to help Apple, they were sued by Apple and the $150 million was a settlement to keep MS from getting into further trouble.
Would you like someone to keep throwing it in your face that they helped you in the past?

Interesting, it's easily predicted on this forum who participates in the negative votes. :rolleyes:

[Pugpuppydude]

With a small range of usefull apps and not the monstrosity of a number we have now, 95% of which are useless if you ask me

So true.. The app store is like a yard sale. Mostly junk, but a few precious gems!!

[QCassidy352]

Here's the US Apps list, for those who asked - Since I'm typing it, i'm not going to include links or prices.

Thanks for the list. Most of those apps are quite good. AP Mobile should be taken off since they messed it up with the last big update though!

[mattwolfmatt]

Ah yes, July 11 2008. The one day of these previous 3 years when I second guessed my switch to Macs and Apple products. Everything went wrong that day.

But by the 13th or 14th, I was a fanboy again.

[napabill]

So to celebrate,  has decided to prevent you from buying anything. Check it out. iTunes store is down.

[ppilone]

Here's the US Apps list, for those who asked - Since I'm typing it, i'm not going to include links or prices.

Kudos for the list - much appreciated.

[shawnce]

Apple should thank the jail break community for showing them the way. :apple:

In reality the iPhone SDK was planned from the get go... it just needed time to get the developer tools, signing process, documentation and the API itself fleshed out, etc. It was well underway before the iPhone was first released.

The iPhone "web" API was a short term measure and Apple is almost always non-committal about unreleased products hence they didn't want to state that a native SDK was even planned... (rather important in this case to prevent established competitors from getting a jump on their plans)

All in all the first iteration of the native SDK was fairly robust (even when compared to a few other established phone operating systems) but obviously it needed improvements on several fronts... now with the 3.0 SDK things are looking fairly good all around.

[twoodcc]

congrats to apple! the app store is really what makes the iphone so valuable. great job

[chrono1081]

I can't wait until I have something on the app store. I'm cranking through learning Obj-C as we speak. Being a C++ programmer the process is quite easy, although I will miss templates since from my understanding Obj-C doesn't have them : /

[Frosties]

Noticed that the tiger woods pga tour was 30% off at least in my country store, not related to this celebration but good price anyway.

[N16K]

Here's the US Apps list, for those who asked - Since I'm typing it, i'm not going to include links or prices.


Thank you for the list.

[iGary]

I wonder if I am the only one that has a hard time finding quality apps?

Seems like the App Store is overloaded with games and joke apps that are really of little use to me. When I go to try and find something I really need, it's almost impossible to find, especially on the iPhone itself.

[minicrazy592]

I wonder if I am the only one that has a hard time finding quality apps?

Seems like the App Store is overloaded with games and joke apps that are really of little use to me. When I go to try and find something I really need, it's almost impossible to find, especially on the iPhone itself.

Exactly my point

[Master Chief]

Oh boy, here we go again. "Microsoft saved Apple crap" Blah Blah Blah. "Apple forgot where they came from" Blah blah blah. :rolleyes: How many years was this ago??? Give it a rest. What seems to be forgotten is that Microsoft didn't do this to help Apple, they were sued by Apple and the $150 million was a settlement to keep MS from getting into further trouble.
You might want to rewrite this part of your comment... after you've listened to Mr. Steven Jobs himself, as I did in 1997.


Would you like someone to keep throwing it in your face that they helped you in the past?
I keep praising people who helped me in the past, simply because they deserve it i.e. there is no need to throw it in my face. Not that I did anyway, but just for the record.


Interesting, it's easily predicted on this forum who participates in the negative votes. :rolleyes:
In that case it must be you – I never even voted once here.

[davidbrummy]

Yes the app store is cool, but no... you don't need any application (or device) to get to the schedule, especially when you are already waiting for the next train – I have used BART myself to commute to/from work and there was always a next train like every 15 minutes or so. I mean; things can't have changed that bad in just a few months. Right?

Some stations you can get there quicker by taking a train and then transfer at MacArthur. Finding this out save 10 mins off my journey time.

Waiting 15 mins for a train in a pain. Especially when you have kids to occupy. Since I live 20 mins walk to the station I would prefer to time it correctly.

[davidbrummy]

I wonder if I am the only one that has a hard time finding quality apps?

Seems like the App Store is overloaded with games and joke apps that are really of little use to me. When I go to try and find something I really need, it's almost impossible to find, especially on the iPhone itself.

Most of the apps I have downloaded have been through recommendations. Beejive, Urban Spoon etc are examples of this.

[Cassie]

Maybe now they can finally get this train wreck in order.

[Dale_Nx26]

So to celebrate,  has decided to prevent you from buying anything. Check it out. iTunes store is down.

yep. surprised nobody else commented on this. there's a thread on the apple forum filled with many replies on this issue. I'm having the issue! At first I thought it was my internet connection being stupid again but nope, i'm not the only one experiencing this. grr. hurry up and fix it Apple!

[SPUY767]

As far as making real money, not really, they're too many copycat apps out there. I remember when TriggerFinger got approved, within days there was an inferior app on the store with more downloads. It's hard to keep people from copying and reselling your idea and stealing your customers. Now, imagine the nightmare on a completely open store like Android.

[MacVixen]

Maybe now they can finally get this train wreck in order.

The app store is a mess, there's no doubt, but how can they fix it?
More subcategories? We already have listes of top rated, top paid, etc.
I'm not sure what else they can do to make it easier to find apps.

[jdechko]

I wonder if I am the only one that has a hard time finding quality apps?

Seems like the App Store is overloaded with games and joke apps that are really of little use to me. When I go to try and find something I really need, it's almost impossible to find, especially on the iPhone itself.

I completely agree with you. It's also much easier to discover new applications in iTunes than it is on the iPhone. Although honestly, I don't usually just browse the AppStore randomly. If I come across a good recommendation, I'll usually check it out. Then again, I don't have a ton of apps on my phone, either.

[HLdan]

You might want to rewrite this part of your comment... after you've listened to Mr. Steven Jobs himself, as I did in 1997.



You're missing the point. It's over, it's in the past. Keep it there. While your giving MS credit for helping Apple by reminding us of what happened SEVERAL years ago, are you going to give MS credit for Apple's success as well? :p

[ppilone]

The app store is a mess, there's no doubt, but how can they fix it?
More subcategories? We already have listes of top rated, top paid, etc.
I'm not sure what else they can do to make it easier to find apps.

The problem is the App store is designed so that if it's a top 20 app (even top 100 doesn't cut it anymore) or you release an update every week the app can be found easily. The minute those two things don't exist it's nearly impossibly to find/sell an app. This is why there is a flood of useless and copycat apps. It's cheaper and more beneficial to release multiple (useless) apps daily to stay on the New Release pages than to have a decent app in the top 50 and get almost no visibility.

My issue is the latter, which is why I'm ranting about it.

[MacVixen]

^^I completely agree with you.
There is nothing worse than trying to look through "new releases" and seeing the SAME damn app in 20 different flavors - some of the sports team ones are the worst at this :mad:
I just don't know how it can be fixed..

Maybe New Releases are only shown for a day or two? And if it's a bug update or re-release of an existing product it doesn't get to show up in the "new" section?
Maybe a more prominent "Staff Recommends" for each section - that could easily weed out the copycats, though would likely lead to charges of favoritism by Apple staff or something.

[danpass]

When I saw this earlier on Google News I was further impressed with the App Store.

It has the ease of a system that's been in place and well refined for much longer.

[iAlexG]

Definately feels longer than that. Think of the revenue!!!! :eek: Thats some big bucks :D

[alchemistmuffin]

Happy Birthday App Store!

Now, let's celebrate the joy of downloading, and app store rejections!

[Master Chief]

Some stations you can get there quicker by taking a train and then transfer at MacArthur. Finding this out save 10 mins off my journey time.
I can't visit bart.gov right now (might be blocked from where I am now) but I will have a look later on since I am going to visit friends in Lafayette (from SFO) and play some golf in Walnut Creek next week so your info can come in handy. Thanks!

Waiting 15 mins for a train in a pain. Especially when you have kids to occupy. Since I live 20 mins walk to the station I would prefer to time it correctly.[/QUOTE]
But of course (having children myself) but I was only trying to address the fact that you don't necessarily need the BART app to get to the schedule – it might be very convenient to you, but most people won't need it ;)

[Master Chief]

You're missing the point. It's over, it's in the past. Keep it there. While your giving MS credit for helping Apple by reminding us of what happened SEVERAL years ago, are you going to give MS credit for Apple's success as well? :p
But of course not! Apple management has done an incredible job, we all know that, but they needed a little help. Period.

Let's go back to the keynote, please, because what Philip Schiller did (as senior vice president of worldwide product marketing) might be what you expect from him, but that to me was rather awkward.

[iPhoneNYC]

It's unbelievable that it's only been a year! What a great thought and a way to make each iPhone an individuals special iPhone. Way to go!

[Master Chief]

It's unbelievable that it's only been a year! What a great thought and a way to make each iPhone an individuals special iPhone. Way to go!
To which I say: Bring on the themes and ring tones!!!

[dragossh]

It's unbelievable that it's only been a year! What a great thought and a way to make each iPhone an individuals special iPhone. Way to go!

Ever used Linux? They have a system pretty much like this one. No, Apple's idea isn't original and is quite inferior in some aspects (e.g. no delta updates).

Anyway, happy birthday App Store and let's hope you become a more friendly store in the future.

[kdarling]

This slide says it all:

Yes, that slide tells us that Apple is afraid to show the whole situation.

They only included apps available in manufacturer stores. For example, ignoring the 15,000 Blackberry apps on Handango.

Most especially, they totally left Windows Mobile off the chart. There's at least 20,000 free WM applications, and probably well over 30,000 altogether.

But then, the chart wouldn't have been nearly as impressive if Apple had acknowledged the real world.

[dejo]

If anyone is interested in helping to identify all the apps featured in the App Store Turns 1 banner, please leave a comment (with x / y coordinate and app name) on this Flickr pic (http://www.flickr.com/photos/40264103@N07/3703063918/).