> Just follow the money. Now lets remember where Apple makes their money and why they paid over $2.5 billion to developers… Revenue for mobile app markets is on

> Just follow the money. Now lets remember where Apple makes their money and why they paid over $2.5 billion to developers… Revenue for mobile app markets is on the rise. Apple wants their users to buy apps that have the advantages of web apps If you follow the money you find $1.8 billion in revenue from the App Store (2010), which would be 2% of the $87 billion revenue Apple has earned in the past 12 months. Sources: http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/18/apple-maintains-lead-in-mobile-app-store-revenues-but-its-share/ http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/18/apple-maintains-lead-in-m... http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=AAPL http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=AAPL This thesis pops up every couple of months, and it's always ridiculous.