Apple App Store hits 3 billion downloads in just 18 months

06 January, 2010
Happy 3 billion downloads to the Apple App Store. Yep, the 100,000 plus applications in the App Store have been downloaded over 3 billion times in just a year and a half. Steve Jobs says it's like nothing they've...

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  • va9
  • 08 Jan 2010

Greenpeace just announced that Apple is the greenest electronics manufacturer.

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    • Anonymous
    • uSN
    • 07 Jan 2010

    Anonymous, 07 Jan 2010U should look at urself before accusing other. U don't defe... moreMaybe you should try entering school once in a while, Buff Rogers. Hello? You call me st*p*d and yet you can't even spell right? Not to mention those st*p*d grammars! And yeah Sony and Sony Ericsson is just the same thing so I love them both but I love Sony the most. And uh.. I never mentioned Media Go being an AppStore and you say stuff that I think it is?! WTF?! And now I'm r*t*rded? Ha! You said that giving my opinion about what you said was not necessary. Well, did I ask you for an opinion for SE too? NO! I didn't even comment on you. You were the first one who commented in such a pathetic way. So I reply in a pathetic way back. And now you're mad?! WTF!? And that opinion about that butt thing is so true. I mean.. WOW! Corny much. You seriously have some serious issues!

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      • Anonymous
      • PFx
      • 07 Jan 2010

      Anonymous, 07 Jan 2010Uh.. You know nothing about me. I own an iPod touch 64GB an... moreU should look at urself before accusing other. U don't defend SE either after I say that and so what if I didn't Nokia, it's not ur business! So the one that running out of things to say is u saying my butt is so last year. Hell, do I even need ur opinion bout that? Nasty! Your stup_d!ty knows no limit. Not that of a SE fans? WTF? Ur the one that always advertise SE phone as the best, example, X2, u said awesome UI, perfect for multimedia. Do u ever used it? You're the most RET@RDED person I've ever know. Pity u!

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        • Anonymous
        • uSN
        • 07 Jan 2010

        Anonymous, 06 Jan 2010Excuse me guys, do u know that this person is SE fanatics t... moreUh.. You know nothing about me. I own an iPod touch 64GB and a Sony Ericsson. Which are both really awesome devices. I'm a fan of both 'cause their devices are actually reasonable! And I'm not that of an SE fan, I consider myself more of a huge Sony fan.. So just STFU up 'cause you don't know nothing. And hello cliche much?! That "my butt" saying is so last year. Running out of things to say? You can't even defend what I said about Nokia being a sore looser. HAHA And you're kinda copying my "pathetic" saying which is so LAME!! Your the lamest person ever!

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          • Flames
          • 32A
          • 07 Jan 2010

          Anonymous, 07 Jan 2010iPod touches count, since they use the iPhone OS, and the a... moreDid you even bother read what i am trying to put across or you just excitedly typed your response without much thought??. I am saying Apple hasn't sold 100 million iphones. I don't care about the other shi.t.y products that use the iphone OS. OK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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            • qKB
            • 07 Jan 2010

            i dont care.

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              • Anonymous
              • mEk
              • 07 Jan 2010

              Flames, 06 Jan 2010He said 100 million phones and i said he is a shameless lia... moreiPod touches count, since they use the iPhone OS, and the apps are just as useable.

              As for the re-downloads, someone I know developed an iPhone app, he said downloads are unique. Updates and downloads after the initial one don't count. There's only one purchase (even free) linked to your iTunes account per app, the one that you get on the iTunes reciept email.

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                • Anonymous
                • P%n
                • 06 Jan 2010

                Anonymous, 06 Jan 2010Hmm, half truth seems to be here... one can spin around and... moreYou don't need to redownload them they are stored on your PC and you can resync them via iTunes, you can also put them on a new or replacement iPhone or iPod Touch.

                Re downloaded Apps and updates aren't counted.

                I remember every time I used to get a new phone I'd have to start again with applications, or if a repair centre wiped your phone you'd have to buy the applications again, sometimes the were no longer available or wouldn't work with a new phone model.

                I spent quite a bit on Vodafone Live games.

                With the iPhone you just resync them to any new iPhone or iPod touch you want.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • P%n
                  • 06 Jan 2010

                  Anonymous, 06 Jan 2010actually they are suuing apple because they where using nok... moreWhich "components" would those be?

                  Nokia sources their components from third party suppliers just like all the other phone makers.

                  Nokia know they don't have an answer to the iPhone (and now Android phones) without a cross licensing arrangement with Apple, Nokia tried to bully Apple which is in contravention of the F/RAND part of the terms Nokia agreed to licence patents which form part of the GSM standard.

                  Apple said stfu see you in court.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • ucv
                    • 06 Jan 2010

                    Hmm, half truth seems to be here... one can spin around and conveniently leave out "re-download" and consider them as downloads (which re-download is still download, ain't it?). Given i had to re-download 5 times of 8pages of apps/games/utils (3 replacements iPod touch, 1 reflashing), that's going to add quite a count there...

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                      • 32A
                      • 06 Jan 2010

                      Anonymous, 06 Jan 2010Careful with your anger there, don't get to stressed! He s... moreHe said 100 million phones and i said he is a shameless liar, now what's wrong with that?. The article you mentioned says iphones and ipod touch so where does the figure of 100 million iphones come from?. You need to improve your comprehension skills.ok!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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                        • p8c
                        • 06 Jan 2010

                        Not really dumbass, Mercedez Benz were already selling cars in 1880's. It's hilarious when wannabe smartasses shoot themselves in the foot!! I like!

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                          • M8T
                          • 06 Jan 2010

                          Anonymous, 06 Jan 2010Careful with your anger there, don't get to stressed! He s... moreYou do realize that about 50 miilion out of the 78 million is Music Ipods right?

                          Anyway, cherrio all u Mactards and iApples, have a nice weekend!

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                            • David
                            • M8T
                            • 06 Jan 2010

                            So Nokia only have large salefigures cause they sell lowrange phones? It that why N-series has sold over 550 million and E-series over 270 million units?

                            And the whole appstore thing is nonsense, they can keep track cause Apple has closed software where only iPhone can take crappy 1 dollar Apple software from Appstore.

                            Samsung and Nokia phones exceedes over 7 billion Java applet downloads in 2009 but they don't throw their figures around like 5 year old kids.

                            The guy below me says iPhone sold 100 million units, what planet are you from? No, serioulsy dude? I don't even think Apple has even manufactured over 50 million handsets, let alone sold them. In the just this summer iPhone hit the 25 million unit mark, and that includes iPhone, 3G and 3GS since 2007

                            We are still waiting on the end of 2009 year report which is targeted at 30 million units altogether since 2007.

                            I'm not anti Apple as i used to have a 3G version, which gave to my sister before switching to Blackberry Bold.

                            It's irritating to see how blind the Apple following is when they shell out money for en extra digital compass or an extra added 1 mp camera and 1 second faster connection speed.

                            I can't belive people accept getting ripped of over and over again by Apple, the first iPhone was fine, but after that it's just to sad.


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                              • Anonymous
                              • pTx
                              • 06 Jan 2010

                              [deleted post]Careful with your anger there, don't get to stressed!
                              He said "just under 100"

                              This article is the latest, which quotes 78 million:
                              http://www.maclife.com/article/news/78_million_iphone_os_devices_where_are_they

                              So its probably just over 80 million now, which will probably tick over 100 in the next couple of months. So "just under 100 million" is a marginaly acceptable statement.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • mEk
                                • 06 Jan 2010

                                David, 06 Jan 2010Oh really, than maybe your family need to by cars that are ... moreYou are obviously missing vital information. You said "all cars". Most cars don't have satnav built in. Most people have a separate satnav, and the market share leader is by far tomtom, who uses Tele Atlas, so that's one right back at you!
                                Secondly, all cars were made in the 20th century (1900-1999), apart from horse carriages! Lol

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                                  • m5x
                                  • 06 Jan 2010

                                  The best apps on the Iphone are the games,which most of the top and independant develepors are on. So I think that's Apples saving grace,
                                  Yes i'm a Nokia fan but Nokia need to buck up there ideas man as Nokia fans are getting peed off. Apple I-phone are not going anywhere and won't be dying out, the killer would be if they somehow make it so you can take the battery out just like all other phones.

                                  Nokia Low end phones what keeping them from Dying, Nokia have already out done themselves with the 6300 and N95-8GB, Now you have the 6303, 6700, N96, N97 and Now N900 (N900 still early days) but neither phone can recreate what the 6300 and N95-8GB had.

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                                    • 06 Jan 2010

                                    Anonymous, 06 Jan 2010"85% of all the cars in the world have Navteq" Umm.... m... moreOh really, than maybe your family need to by cars that are actually made in 20'th century.

                                    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navteq

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • uC4
                                      • 06 Jan 2010

                                      LOL , apple fan boys don't know Creative sued apple before ?? and guess what ?? Creative won

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • PFx
                                        • 06 Jan 2010

                                        [deleted post]Excuse me guys, do u know that this person is SE fanatics that claim himself as an Apple fanboy? Pathetic, SE even doesn't have any app store. Do u even consider MEDIA GO as an app store? Disgusting. It's all about VAS now, and SE isn't have any! So clueless, helpless and hopeless! SE rocks, yeah my butt. U and ur SE now can sink to the deepest ocean. Dying company, silly fanatics.