Previous post. So 50 billion apps downloaded on the iTunes store has come and gone, and I have nothing to show for it (except for a bunch of fun learning and some excitement for the next time). Things that happened: … Continue reading
Ok. When is it going to hit 50 billion? Put your bets down. Old posts from when Apple was at 25 billion app downloads. More questions: When will it hit 100 billion? 1 trillion? How many apps will be sold … Continue reading
Follow-up to 25 billion apps. Our class calculated that the app store would hit 25 billion on Friday at 11pm eastern. The contest is over, but the press release didn’t say when it finished. The 25 billionth app downloaded, Where’s My Water? Free, was … Continue reading
Well? Live link: http://www.apple.com/itunes/25-billion-app-countdown/ For those (geeks) looking for more detail on how the rate is determined, you might be able to find the rate in the somewhat obfusticated javascript file found here: http://images.apple.com/global/scripts/downloadcounter.js