Comments on: iPhone apps: 300 million downloads in 21 weeks

By: Sam Denver Co.

Sam Denver Co. — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 16:43:15 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InlGkFhiP9k

ex ped: Thanks! I've put a link to this video in a new post that also shows the fullscreen panorama somebody shot of the scene. See here.

By: Sam c. Cleveland Ohio

Sam c. Cleveland Ohio — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 16:40:14 +0000

http://www.setteb.it/news-Folla-interminabile-per-l-Apple-Store-di-Monaco-2008-12-05-005308.xhtml

By: Ted Palo Alto CA.

Ted Palo Alto CA. — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 16:32:41 +0000

http://www.setteb.it/news-Folla-interminabile-per-l-Apple-Store-di-Monaco-2008-12-05-005308.xhtml

By: Bob Palo Alto CA.

Bob Palo Alto CA. — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 16:31:42 +0000

http://gallery.me.com/ifoman#100045/IMG_0022&bgcolor=black

By: TimboM, Madison, WI

TimboM, Madison, WI — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 22:36:37 +0000

There are so many fantastic aspects of this development, but one impressive reality is that you can get games and interesting and helpful little programs without one piece of shrink-wrap, fiberboard, or plastic, downloaded and installed just as fast as can be.

This is the new model for software distribution, and pretty soon we'll be looking at software in a box like it is a relic from the Bronze Age.

By: John, San Francisco, CA

John, San Francisco, CA — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 22:02:11 +0000

Where did you get that "close to 300 million"? Sillicon Alley Insider estimate 50 to 100 million.

During the early days, the App Store average about $1 million/day in sales. That includes pend up demand. So, $50 to $100 million over 21 weeks (80+ days) sounds reasonable.

ex ped: Read the Alley Insider piece more carefully. They estimated gross revenue from paid apps to be $300 million and Apple's cut somewhere between $50 and $100 million.