Comments on: Stat Shot: iPhone Users Are App-Hungry

By: chicago web developer

chicago web developer — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:23:02 +0000

Yeah, I am an apple fan too. And iphone sure is a treat for the youngsters and as well as the business people and everyone of the people sharing similar application interests. Apple iphone is great!

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The Meteoric Rise of the App Store — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:18:55 +0000

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The Leading Class and the Lagging Class on the Web — Sat, 30 May 2009 17:02:19 +0000

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Tue, 12 May 2009 19:20:58 +0000

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By: Krishna Baidya

Krishna Baidya — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 02:40:54 +0000

I’m addicted to downloading and trying out new applications. A lot of time also gets frustrated when I hear about the buzz of new cool app and realize that is not being offered in my region. but how often i use all the app? there are only a handful apps that i use on daily basis. hence, for any developer the key for success has to be its value for the user.

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renaissance chambara | Ged Carroll - Links of the day — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:04:03 +0000

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By: MarkLittlefield

MarkLittlefield — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 23:54:26 +0000

One billion downloads – What an appetite or shall I say a feeding frenzy. For us folks, developing a smartphone address book for the iPhone, we are encouraged by the Compete Report stats on “How Much Smartphone Users Spend on Apps,” especially if they find value in the application. I agree that debating whether these apps are for personal or business use is not really the point. The People, who download applications because they use their smartphone for business and personal reasons; are the people who balance, work, family, and personal life 24/7.

By: Mikael

Mikael — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:31:20 +0000

Downloading apps is pretty addicting, I agree with Arjun no one really wants to pay for apps. I myself am not an iphone user but the people at my website design studio are. IMO I think their should be trial versions for all apps and if the app is worth buying, then do it. BTW I am a G1 user =)

By: Arjun

Arjun — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:42:24 +0000

I think iphone app users are hungry for free food :-) Based on what I’ve seen so far, the business model for revenue generating apps on iphone is bleak (I am not taking about apps that help generate revenue for some other stream of business, I am talking about apps that people will pay for). Out of the 25,000 apps up there, if I recall, less than 1% are making recurring revenue and predictability is low (whoever thought farting is a good idea to make money). I’ve interacted with hundreds of folks who say when they make their apps free, there are 3000 downloads per week, but if its bumped to $0.99, not a single download. These same apps made good money when they sold to the old apps market (like Verizon Deck etc.)

So absolutely, app store brings in the eyeballs. I hope people figure out the revenue chain for all players and it doesnt follow the rest of the web20 market (eyeballs galore, revenue none)

By: BacarliW

BacarliW — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:45:54 +0000

I use a number of apps on iphone, and also Outlook. Do you recommend any for Outlook? Outlook Track-It is a followup email reminder I use. It's a great plugin. I'm trying to find similar apps for iphone.