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Another feather in the cap of Apple, its App Store
attracted a record two billion downloads in December 2012 alone. This
is the highest number of downloads in a single month since the App Store
went online. The 2 billion downloads in December carried on what has
been an exceptional year for Apple’s app. According to the reports
coming out of Cupertino, over 20 billion downloads were made from the
App Store during 2012, nearly doubling the number of total downloads
before the year began.
The year 2012 was a checkered one for Apple. There were many ups and
downs, almost all of which were carried heavily by the news. No doubt
there were some great news which came their way but it wasn’t a
consistent year by any means. Add to that the fact that Apple’s stocks
had plummeted in the second half of the year. However, the App Store
success shows that the Apps market is one where Apple is second to none.
Totaling over 2 billion downloads in a single month is nothing short
of unbelievable. It shows that the users love the collection of apps
they can find in the App Store. Even though alternatives are available,
from Google and Microsoft no less, they are still willing to stick to
Apple. The remarkable fact is that a major part of the 2 billion+
downloads have been for apps which aren’t free to use. This is a great
piece of news for Apple to start the year off with.
The Ideal Arena for Developers
Apple’s success is out there for all to see but the developers who
created the apps which have been downloaded so extensively get somewhat
pushed into the background. Apple has actually thanked them in a
statement made on its official website, showing how valuable the
developers are for the company. As of now, the developers at Apple have
created more than 775,000 apps for the iOS users. In addition, the App
Store has apps from other developers as well.
The quality of the apps is reflected in the fact that over 500
million people have registered to the App Store and download apps
regularly from there. Throughout the year, the frequent downloading of
apps allowed Apple to have a bumper year. They also paid over $7 billion
to the many developers who have been working hard at creating new high quality apps for them.
A Growing Market
Without a doubt, the market for apps is only going to increase. More
people are buying iOS devices day after day. Millions of people across
the world own iPhones, iPods and iPads and use the App Store to improve
their user experience. Apple has a difficult job on its hand trying to
match the phenomenal apps success it has had in 2012. One should not
forget that this is the same year that Apple faced the maps app mess
which makes their astounding success all the more remarkable.
