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I'm going to make an App that stops me spending money at the App Store. It'll cost $9.99

Ad says iPhone users have down loaded 500 million apps. Does this not include Touch users?

Jan 16, 09 - 12:02 pm Comment from: Not Bill

For years the "smart" people in the cell phone business kept everything for themselves; trying to sell add-on trinkets like ring tones and text messages. Along comes Steve and decides to share the platform with anyone with a good idea, taking only 30% for Apple. Boom! The possibilities are almost endless.

Vision and courage to risk it all. Long live Steve Jobs.

Is that individual downloads or does it include downloads of updated versions? What if you delete an app entirely and then redownload it?

@MXNT41, why do people always ask this question. It makes no sense to include updates. It would make the download number, utter nonsense. I imagine if you delete an app and redownload it, it still only counts once, as your iTunes account remembers your downloads. It would just assume you erased it by mistake.

Where, the system is actually missing users is if you have more than one device synced to your account. I have an iPhone 3G, and my g/f has an iPod Touch which I gave her for Xmas. Both our devices are synced to my account. So, I pay once for an app, and get to load it on two devices. Costs me half, but now two devices are using the app. So, I think the total downloads number is undercounting those people like myself who load apps on multiple devices.

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Re: Willy
Ad says iPhone users have down loaded 500 million apps. Does this not include Touch users?

I'm sure it includes Touch users but Apple did that on purpose: the iPhone has more 'stickiness' than the Touch. It's a more complete compliment to your life as it has phone features too. Apple's hoping you'll buy iPhone rather than the Touch so it's the 1 item you'll always carry with you.

Jan 16, 09 - 01:06 pm Comment from: alansky

To date, I have downloaded 237 iPhone apps and spent a grand total of $40. Talk about bang for the buck!

@ Jpgr

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15000 iPhone/touch apps. Makes me wonder how many mac apps there are? It would be interesting to see when the iPhone/touch becomes a bigger platform than the mac based on the number of available apps.

Jan 16, 09 - 02:04 pm Comment from: Cubert

The question above about upgrades is interesting. I'm assuming that the number comes from initial purchases.

Jan 16, 09 - 02:07 pm Comment from: Cubert

3rdKidney,
Several years ago Steve Jobs said that there were over 20,000 apps for the Mac platform. So, it's gotta be higher than that now.

I sync 4 iPhones to one iTunes account so it helps justifying a $10 game for my kids. But man, is there a ton of sh*t on the app store or what? I use App Sniper to view new apps everyday and today Apple released 552 new apps! How many made it onto my phone. Zero.

When you've downloaded 128 apps, like I have, you start to get choosier.

Jan 16, 09 - 06:36 pm Comment from: KingMel

I got to use an iPod touch over the holidays during the family gathering. I was hooked almost instantly. This device is incredible and, unlike any other portable that I have seen, it doesn't cost $15 or $20 or more for an application. Most can be purchased for $4.99 or less...many for much less. And there are quite a few that are quite good even though they are free/lite versions.

I bought one for my wife. Put a GPS in the iPod touch and I would buy one too.

that applies to picking up girls, not downloading computer games.

Some might say that, if you have downloaded 128 tip calculators and Mahjong Memory games and to do lists, you are the least capable of being choosy.

Regards,
The Real World