App Store超過400億次下載 ( CUPERTINO, California―January 7, 2013―Apple)

The 10 billionth app downloaded was a game called Paper Glider, a free app snagged by Gail Davis of Orpington, Kent, UK. As promised in the highly publicized “App Store Countdown to 10 Billion Apps” campaign, Gail will receive a $10,000 iTunes Gift Card.
From: http://www.sync-blog.com/sync/2011/01/its-official-app-store-hits-10-billion-downloads.html

之前達到100億次下載是2011年一月，也就是說，照目前氣勢，Apple Store每年200億次下在是基本數量。這還不包括更新和重複下載的次數。(*40 billion unique downloads excluding re-downloads and updates.)


根據Apple官網公布的消息：App Store Tops 40 Billion Downloads with Almost Half in 2012，以下數據可以參考。

• 夫妻檔 (Imangi Studios) 開發的game "Temple Run": downloaded more than 75 million times
• 開發App可以收入一億美金，但不知是多大的公司？Backflip Studios and Supercell, two emerging game development studios, brought in over $100 million combined for their leading freemium titles DragonVale and Clash of Clans
• 超過百萬次下載的，你玩過幾個？Uber, Flipboard, HotelTonight, and AirBnB attracted millions of users on iOS
• 775,000 apps to iPhone, iPad and iPod
• 155 countries around the world,
• more than 300,000 native iPad apps available

但對於後續開發者來看，要如何獲利？如何從近百萬的Apps數量中冒出頭？冒出來後，如何留住客戶（產品好、服務好、設計好 ...），以維持住曝光率？目前很多都是遊戲類賺錢，但是這是持久該於行動裝置上使用的Apps嗎？還是該思考適合行動裝置學習知識的Apps，這才是根本之道？畢竟每個人都該不斷學習，連小孩都懂。

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