Apple Mac App Store passes 100 Million Downloads

Cristian_25H · Dec 12, 2011, 01:18 PM

Cupertino-based Apple Inc. has just announced that its Mac-friendly app store has managed to surpass 100 million downloads in less than a year. Launched on January 6th (2011), the Mac App Store is accessible to Mac OS X Snow Leopard and Mac OS X Lion users, and offers thousands of free and paid apps covering Education, Games, Graphics & Design, Lifestyle, Productivity, Utilities and other categories. In contrast, the iOS-only App Store has over 500,000 apps and has surpassed 18 billion downloads.

"In just three years the App Store changed how people get mobile apps, and now the Mac App Store is changing the traditional PC software industry," said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. "With more than 100 million downloads in less than a year, the Mac App Store is the largest and fastest growing PC software store in the world."

For more info about the Mac App Store just see Apple's website.

Easy Rhino · Dec 12, 2011, 01:27 PM

i thought both apple and android have downloads well into the billions this year?

MoonPig · Dec 12, 2011, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Easy Rhino

i thought both apple and android have downloads well into the billions this year?

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Originally Posted by Cristian_25H

Mac-friendly app store has managed to surpass 100 million downloads in less than a year. Launched on January 6th (2011)

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Cristian_25H · Dec 12, 2011, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Easy Rhino

i thought both apple and android have downloads well into the billions this year?

They do, the Android Market topped 10 billion recently and the Apple App Store is at 18+ billion. The figure announced today is for the Mac App Store.

MoonPig got there first

Easy Rhino · Dec 12, 2011, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Cristian_25H

They do, the Android Market topped 10 billion recently and the Apple App Store is at 18+ billion. The figure announced today is for the Mac App Store.

MoonPig got there first

oooo. well i feel like a moron. context clues and all

mediasorcerer · Dec 13, 2011, 03:57 AM

10billion almost useless apps haha, most apps are not really that useful and id be willing to bet that most folks use very few in reality.its more like a gimmic to me personally.

trickson · Dec 13, 2011, 04:08 AM

Man the mindless morons and there apps ! 100 million mindless morons have to have apps to get through life ? I don't need no stinking apps !

garyinhere · Dec 13, 2011, 08:28 AM

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Man the mindless morons and there apps ! 100 million mindless morons have to have apps to get through life ? I don't need no stinking apps !

Love me some apps

Dec 12, 2011, 01:18 PM	#1
Cristian_25H Staff Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Still on the East Side Posts: 41 (0.08/day) Thanks: 9 Thanked 963 Times in 487 Posts	Apple Mac App Store passes 100 Million Downloads Cupertino-based Apple Inc. has just announced that its Mac-friendly app store has managed to surpass 100 million downloads in less than a year. Launched on January 6th (2011), the Mac App Store is accessible to Mac OS X Snow Leopard and Mac OS X Lion users, and offers thousands of free and paid apps covering Education, Games, Graphics & Design, Lifestyle, Productivity, Utilities and other categories. In contrast, the iOS-only App Store has over 500,000 apps and has surpassed 18 billion downloads. "In just three years the App Store changed how people get mobile apps, and now the Mac App Store is changing the traditional PC software industry," said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. "With more than 100 million downloads in less than a year, the Mac App Store is the largest and fastest growing PC software store in the world." For more info about the Mac App Store just see Apple's website.

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