Comments on: UPDATED: The Apple App Store Economy

By: RCKRD✰

RCKRD✰ — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:20:36 +0000

Así en enero del 2010 las apps | UPDATED: The Apple App Store Economy — http://t.co/ppQrUqS9

By: dobrisa

dobrisa — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 03:41:34 +0000

It seams to me that is way more profitable to be iPhone developer than web developer these days.

By: Carmen

Carmen — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 07:28:10 +0000

I’d be interested in some details about the methodology used to get the information about the number of paid app of the total number of download. 25% seems to be huge number, I’ve seen other estimates (including my gut feeling) that this ratio is way under 10%.
Anybody knows why this information is not officially available from Apple – suspicious. If it is 25% really, I am sure they would use it in marketing. Seen a report that with all operational expenses Apple have they just break even with what they charge from those 30% revenue split from paid apps.

By: How Much Did You Spend on Apps This Year?: Apple «

How Much Did You Spend on Apps This Year?: Apple « — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 17:30:28 +0000

[...] have an iOS device, then the answer is you. On average, early in 2010, iOS users were spending a little over $4 each month on apps. With over 120 million iOS devices sold as of September, and 6.5 billion combined app [...]

By: Daniel Ros

Daniel Ros — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 09:04:33 +0000

Great idea. So good, in fact, this is how most mobile software worked before the iPhone! Hobbyists couldn’t penetrate those markets, so only the big companies wrote software for them.
Thanks Daniel..

By: Mac App Store: No Demos for You! | Dari

Mac App Store: No Demos for You! | Dari — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 17:38:13 +0000

[...] kibosh on free versions of paid apps, Apple puts a hole in the latter theory. Research from Flurry, reported by GigaOM in January, showed that free apps account for three quarters of all iOS App Store downloads, despite making up [...]

By: Marc

Marc — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 19:43:25 +0000

Good post and excellent idea. So good, in fact, this is how most mobile software worked before the iPhone! Hobbyists couldn’t penetrate those markets, so only the big companies wrote software for them.
Thanks Marc…..

By: Yes, Apple continues to dine out on free lunches « excapite

Yes, Apple continues to dine out on free lunches « excapite — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 20:55:33 +0000

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By: Broadband & Location Turning Mobile Into a $1T Business: Tech News «

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By: Do We Need An Apple App Store For Web Apps?

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[...] Jul. 30, 2010, 9:15am PDT No Comments Is there room in the world for an Apple-like mobile software store comprised of web apps? Teck Chia thinks there is and he just launched the OpenAppMkt to prove it. [...]

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By: 5 Enterprise Smartphone Facts That Will Surprise You — Zenprise – Enterprise Mobility Management

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By: Android Owners Love Free Apps

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By: Is Investing in iPhone App Development a “Fool’s Errand”?

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[...] Unfortunately, it’s taken the company until now to figure this out; in the meantime, nimble rivals have perfected the model — and in Apple’s case, used it to generate a billion dollars in revenue for developers. [...]