Apple App Store breaks record, earns $386m in a day in 2020

08 January 2020
The App Store netted $1.42 billion in sales between Christmas Eve and New Year alone.

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UI Goku, 08 Jan 2020Only time I've seen ads is in the music app. And what a... moreRealme, ZTE, MEIZU, Pixel 3 series, vivo, etc. all proves you wrong about affordable AMOLED devices.

Xiaomi's ridiculous Mi Mix Alpha price and availability? Smh!

What happened to 12/19 released date? Ha-ha!

Fail!

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    Berserker, 08 Jan 2020Many of my apps i use are free to download while on ios i n... moreThe developer needs to get paid some how no matter what ... either they charge for apps and make it paid app on ios or allow ads and generate revenue from ads in their apps on android .. there are paid versions on android too to remove ads .. as a consumer you decide what experience you want and be happy.

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      NotAnOpinion, 08 Jan 2020Xiaomi? You cannot be serious?! Ha-ha! Ads with more a... moreOnly time I've seen ads is in the music app.

      And what about the fact that the screen is 120hz? Also, tell me about the downgrade from Xiaomi Mi 8 to Mi 9, which is actually the main flagship. Oh wait.

      Xiaomi might still use old full HD displays but most of them are AMOLED at this point or at the very least support HDR or 120hz. Others are charging €850 for a 828p display lmao.

      Also Xiaomi kicked off the bezelless trend with the Mi Mix

        UI Goku, 08 Jan 2020It's because consumers are stupid. And Apple are geniuses b... moreXiaomi? You cannot be serious?! Ha-ha!

        Ads with more ads (most users would not know how to disable the bloatware)

        Downgrades from its predecessors (k20 AMOLED to k30 LCD... WTH! @_@)

        Xiaomi is sneakily raising its so-called flagship's prices while its bloatware still attached.

        Xiaomi hires a clown from Lenevo's failing smartphone line.

        Xiaomi mimics it designs from EVERYBODY!

        Xiaomi's phones still uses old FHD displays.

        Many underwhelming/underperforming qualities from Xiaomi to name them all here.

        ...and your champion is Xiaomi?! Aalllriiighty, then?!

          UI Goku, 08 Jan 2020It's because consumers are stupid. And Apple are geniuses b... moreLol real Android fans are mostly hackers, the rest will throw their current phones if they had the choice to choose an iPhone...

            UI Goku, 08 Jan 2020It's because consumers are stupid. And Apple are geniuses b... more"it represents Apple's way to trap you in their mousehole, and makes you WANT to give your money to them. They act just like North Korea does to its citizens."

            So, your family, friends and co-workers are all stupid too that is apart of Apple's lucrative ecosystem? Choice, security, availability etc. are not designed for your people?

            Really? NK? I mean... Really?!

              LEEDAQ, 08 Jan 2020android users will never understand that the most of iphone... moreMany of my apps i use are free to download while on ios i need to pay for them, even simple games like altos adventure.
              Sadly but apple users also will never understand that ios is just a money milking mashine.
              There is nothing wrong with the os itself, but being proud of the amoint of money apple got is another proof of blindly praising a tech company like a god.

                Anonymous, 08 Jan 2020Apple paid developers $38B in 2019, a quarter of what they'... moreYou have a poor understanding about arithmetic it seems.

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                  LEEDAQ, 08 Jan 2020android users will never understand that the most of iphone... moreSadly half of apps i use available on android are not available on ios

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                    Also, the consumer base can be argued to work like the 20/80 principle. The 20% who buy Xiaomi, Oneplus, Realme or some expensive devices and know what they are using it for (example: Note 10+) tend to be more tech savvy and informed. The other 80% can be considered tech illiterate, people who don't really care about the phone industry and just want something well-known. 99% of iPhone users fall in the second category.

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                      NotAnOpinion, 08 Jan 2020This is what makes my debate completely factual about Apple... moreIt's because consumers are stupid. And Apple are geniuses because they know how to keep milking their money. The Apple ecosystem is a psychological cage, it represents Apple's way to trap you in their mousehole, and makes you WANT to give your money to them. They act just like North Korea does to its citizens.

                      Android (and HarmonyOS) represents freedom, represents the will to choose, and the ability to do whatever you please. It's like a whole wide world free for you to explore, and seek whatever lies beyond. It represents a principle.

                      Anyone with some sort of tech foundation will just buy Xiaomi or something and not give money to greedy corporations.

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                        NotAnOpinion, 08 Jan 2020This is what makes my debate completely factual about Apple... moreApple paid developers $38B in 2019, a quarter of what they've earned since the App Store launched in 2008 - $155B
                        this sort of adds to 13 billion per year (or 14.1 if you consider time span to be 11 years) . You sir are a pathological liar, just like the company you support while they bend you over for every penny they can get out of you.

                          This is what makes my debate completely factual about Apple's ecosystem compared to any Asian tech company riding in the new decade.

                          Apple could completely close shop on all its hardware devices today and still generate hundreds-of-billions of dollars a year just off its software and services alone.

                          Extremely well done, Apple! UNDEFEATED AND UNMATCHED!

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                            LEEDAQ, 08 Jan 2020android users will never understand that the most of iphone... moreBecause android users just talking about numbers - processor, ram etc. These numbers nowadays are so meaningless. Difference is so small.
                            My old samaung s7 works excellent same as my note10. My friends iPhone 6s plus same as iPhone 11.
                            If you need to open a lot of apps at same time, play latest and coolest games you might see some difference. But most of the users don't care about that. Just give as stable phone which can work for 3-5 years. Apple is good so far with older phones just getting too expensive.

                              Huawei will never accomplish these REAL numbers with its Android-skin HarmonyOS AppGallery.

                                android users will never understand that the most of iphone users simply want a smartphone not a gimmick

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                                  • 08 Jan 2020

                                  Apple don’t let you try or apps first, unlike Google, and have terrible refund policy which deny your refunds at their discretion, which is most of the time.

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                                    • 08 Jan 2020

                                    I had never bought anything from AppStore and music since 2016