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The App Store hits one billion downloads!

by Megan Lavey-Heaton Apr 23rd 2009 at 4:53PM


Shortly before 2 p.m. PDT (1:52 p.m.), the iTunes App Store hit 1,000,000,000 apps sold since it originally just nine months ago. It's by no means perfect, but it's still a significant milestone for the store, the iPhone (and iPod touch) and Apple. It didn't come without its glitches. The iTunes Store was showing up as unavailable for several people off and on throughout the afternoon. Even Apple itself jumped the gun a little bit by having its after 1 billion page already available early Thursday, in addition to the counter in iTunes showing the 1 billion mark before the official counter on Apple's website.

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Shortly before 2 p.m. PDT (1:52 p.m.), the iTunes App Store hit 1,000,000,000 apps sold since it originally just nine months ago. It's by...
 

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Maz

It was 13 yrs old Connor Mulcahey, i Weston, USA, who did the 1000 000 000 download in Apples appstore. The app was a free app called Bump.

April 25 2009 at 3:39 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Rockstar

A kid. I have lost faith in apple. Unclear rules and a kid who can't afford the taxes. Sweet.

April 25 2009 at 9:46 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
gib

Microsoft would be had pressed to announce ANY sales, considering they don't offer an App Store equivalent yet. Their Mobile Marketplace won't be available until WM6.5 launches in a couple weeks, and phones start shipping this fall...

http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2009/01/21/first-windows-mobile-6-5-devices-due-in-third-quarter-of-09/

Although you can use third party companies for WM, none of them are fully integrated into the product as the App Store. The App Store is by far more accessible. The biggest benefit to the App Store is the fact that it is linked to your iTunes account. Buying an app is as easy as buying a song, on the phone or on the computer.

There's no comparable solution on Windows Mobile for all your fart/mafiawars/brickout/app needs.

April 24 2009 at 11:43 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
virus

Have you ever heard microsoft, nokia etc companies announcing their every 'illionth sale ?
These apple guys are a bunch of posers & so are their eargasmic fanbois !

April 24 2009 at 8:05 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Justin

Heh I know I didnt win

April 24 2009 at 5:02 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
jaime

Here´s the video :-) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgUaQtDqCeM


April 23 2009 at 6:46 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Zach

Dang... you beat me J :(

April 23 2009 at 7:24 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Zach

You know it was weird I was watching it and before it was actually at the 1 billionth mark it showed the whole "Thanks a billion" screen... I actually captured the phenomenon on vid: here it is.

http://files.me.com/isaacandneena/dl17dc.mov

April 23 2009 at 6:36 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
cozartdono000

I hope I won.

I think somewhere in the legal jargon it mentions that if you sent in your online entry as the 1 billionth app was being downloaded, you're considered part of the whole tie breaking progress.

I could also be a crazy person.

April 23 2009 at 5:44 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Catatonic

No one in the press ever asked Apple to address the confusion in the contest rules.

"The prize will be awarded for the entry (either through an app download or through the non-purchase online entry) sent immediately following the download of the 999,999,999th app."

So what was the point of using the no-purchase-required entry form 25 times a day?

April 23 2009 at 5:23 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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ZX

http://www.flickr.com/photos/looksmart/3469472890/

999,999,990!

April 23 2009 at 5:19 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
oliver hart

cause i got a golden ticket..

April 23 2009 at 5:15 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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