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For a little perspective - the App Store passed 15 billion downloads back in July [1]. Google seems to be catching up. [1] https://www.apple.com/pr/library/201
by lini 15y ago
For a little perspective - the App Store passed 15 billion downloads back in July [1]. Google seems to be catching up.
[1] https://www.apple.com/pr/library/2011/07/07Apples-App-Store-Downloads-Top-15-Billion.html https://www.apple.com/pr/library/2011/07/07Apples-App-Store-...
- bproper 15y agoGoogle will catch up, as it did in marketshare. But the cost of Google's open approach, and big gains in smartphone marketshare, is a corresponding growth in its malware, currently growing 4X faster than iOs. http://www.betabeat.com/2011/12/05/android-malware-over-ios-12052011/ http://www.betabeat.com/2011/12/05/android-malware-over-ios-...
- estel 15y agoIn October they apparently updated this figure to 18 billion at a rate of 1 billion / month. http://www.knowyourmobile.com/smartphones/smartphoneapps/News/1079564/18_billion_apps_downloaded_from_the_app_store.html http://www.knowyourmobile.com/smartphones/smartphoneapps/New...