Apple very excitedly announced today that its App Store has hit a new milestone – 15 billion app downloads, since its inception over three years ago. Quite a number. The store currently features over 425,000 Apple curated applications for its range of iOS devices – the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, of which 200 million have been sold all over the world in over 90 countries. A 100,000 of those applications are native iPad apps.
Oh yes, and Apple has paid developers over $2.5 billion to date with its revenue sharing model. What’s remaining is a collection of choice quotes celebrating the iOS platform, its devices, and the Apple App Store:
Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing:
“In just three years, the revolutionary App Store has grown to become the most exciting and successful software marketplace the world has ever seen. Thank you to all of our amazing developers who have filled it with over 425,000 of the coolest apps and to our over 200 million iOS users for surpassing 15 billion downloads.”
Dr. Ge Wang, a Smule co-founder and assistant professor at Stanford’s Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics:
“We sparked musical magic when iPhone users experienced Ocarina three years ago. And now with iPad, we’ve created the Magic Piano and Magic Fiddle apps. Who could’ve dreamt an iPad would make its way into the San Francisco Symphony?”
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Mark Rein, vice president and co-founder of Epic Games:
“iPad provides us with an unparalleled mobile device for creating gorgeous, immersive games. Infinity Blade has been a runaway hit with customers around the world and we couldn’t be more excited about our success on iOS devices.”
Nicholas Callaway, CEO of Callaway Digital Arts:
“We’re bringing Martha Stewart, Angelina Ballerina, Sesame Street and many more of the world’s most popular books and magazines to iPad. We knew the iPad was going to be a revolutionary storytelling device, but never could have anticipated it would become so popular, so quickly.”