Yes, the nine zeros behind the three make that 3 Billion. Even though I’m an Android guy (a WinMo convert) I still think this is an amazing benchmark for the mobile market. With over 125,000 active applications available in the U.S. store, Apple seems to be proving that variety is the spice of life, and will keep users hitting the download button — over 10.2 million times per day in the last 98 days to be exact. For a relative comparison, there are around 18,000 applications available in Android’s Market and just over 4,000 applications available for RIM’s BlackBerry. Steve Jobs was quoted as saying, “the revolutionary App Store offers iPhone and iPod touch users an experience unlike anything else available on other mobile devices, and we see no signs of the competition catching up anytime soon.”
I don’t say this often… Awesome job Apple!
[via Boy Genius Report]
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