WHA?! 1 Million iPhones, 10 Million Apps Downloaded in Three Days
This post was published 1 year 8 months ago which may make its actuality or expire date not be valid anymore. This site is not responsible for any misunderstanding.No, its not a typo Apple just announced that they sold 1 Million iPhones and had 10 Million Apps Downloaded in First Weekend.
Apple today announced that iPhone and iPod touch users have already downloaded more than 10 million applications from its groundbreaking new App Store since its launch late last week. Developers have created a wide array of innovative mobile applications ranging from games to location-based social networking to medical applications to enterprise productivity tools. Users can wirelessly download applications directly onto their iPhone or iPod touch and start using them immediately. More than 800 native applications are now available on the App Store, with more than 200 offered for free and more than 90 percent priced at less than $10.
“The App Store is a grand slam, with a staggering 10 million applications downloaded in just three days,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “Developers have created some extraordinary applications, and the App Store can wirelessly deliver them to every iPhone and iPod touch user instantly.”[via
To give some perspective here it took 74 days to sell 1 million of the original iPhones. I must say thats impressive!
The 1 milliion phones is very impressive, the 10 million apps less so. All that’s needed for that is for every new iPhone owner to download 10 apps (I’ve got 20 already). Factor in the >1 million people who bought first gen iPhones and I’m surprised more apps haven’t been downloaded.
“To give some perspective here it took 74 days to sell 1 million of the original iPhones. I must say thats impressive!”
Was the first launch a global launch though? This one was launched in 21 countries.