Apple App Store Surges Past 300 Million Sales Mark

by admin December 7, 2008 at 8:37 am

Apple has sold more than 300 million applications to iPhone and iPod Touch users since launching its App Store in July, according to Apple advertisements that appeared this week in the New York Times and Wall Street Journal.

Some industry pundits have suggested that App Store, which now has more than 10,000 applications for sale, is just another passing fad, but Apple appears to be averaging 60 million App Store downloads per month.

In August, Apple CEO Steve Jobs told the Wall Street Journal Apple had hit the 60 million figure in the first month and suggested it could eventually become a billion dollar business.

Read more: crn.com