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Mar 26, 09 - 10:18 am Comment from: Brett Zuniga

Let's do some basic math, shall we?
30,000 - 500 = 29,500 apps added in the last eight months
8 * 4 = 32 weeks
29,500 / 32 = ~922 apps added per week (On Average)

With about 2000 apps added in the last 9 days, it looks to be above average / shows no obvious signs of slowing! Seems to me like someone is baiting or took journalism classes from Dvorak.

...and 85% of those apps create useful farting sounds.

Mar 26, 09 - 10:32 am Comment from: Always Right

I was using flikr "fishing" in the office yesterday, left the iphone sound on.
One of the guys peeks his head around the corner, at the sound of the rod casting, seeing me in full cast motion, following through.

Mike says, "you have GOT to be kidding me".
He's a fisherman.

Mike: "How much money have you spent on these apps?
Me: "That one was either free, or .99" All told, about $20"

(I have 6 pages of apps, the vast 1/2 games, 1/2 productivty apps).
The tide is getting higher.

Mar 26, 09 - 10:35 am Comment from: Always Right

productivity

Mar 26, 09 - 10:59 am Comment from: TowerTone

This ought to excite the NASCAR base!

(wait, it said 'apps'. Sorry)

Mar 26, 09 - 11:21 am Comment from: Jubei

@shmack

Go back to school. Apparently you failed math.

Mar 26, 09 - 11:50 am Comment from: twilightmoon

shmack,

Those weren't iPhone apps. That was you.

Mar 26, 09 - 01:14 pm Comment from: Larry

Adding 2000 in two weeks means Apple isn't screening its App Store enough. Most of the apps are crap.

Mar 26, 09 - 02:09 pm Comment from: sparkplug

@shmack

If you describe farting sounds as useful [ ". . .useful farting sounds"], then I definitely wouldn't want to be around you when you strike up a "conversation" with one of your buddies!

I do hope that your parents increase your allowance some day.

Mar 26, 09 - 03:13 pm Comment from: Predrag

Even if one out of 100 qualifies as being useful and productive, that still mean there are hundreds of productive apps out there.

The more important point is, the App store seems to be attracting developers to the platform faster than any other platform attracted anyone in the history (including MS and Balmer's battle cry: "Developers, developers, developers..."). Regardless of all the duds out there (including, yes, the fart apps), there is no doubt it will continue to grow into a dominant platform.