Comments on: iPhone App Store – The Differentiation Paradox (update) http://anthonyfranco.wordpress.com/2008/12/11/iphone-app-store-the-differentiation-paradox/ People Deserve Better Software Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:25:30 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: The iPhone is not an Advertising Platform! « Anthony’s Blog http://anthonyfranco.wordpress.com/2008/12/11/iphone-app-store-the-differentiation-paradox/#comment-4567 The iPhone is not an Advertising Platform! « Anthony’s Blog Thu, 16 Apr 2009 03:30:47 +0000 http://anthonyfranco.wordpress.com/?p=133#comment-4567 [...] iPhone is not an Advertising Platform! About 4 months ago I wrote a post about the difficulty differentiating with an iPhone application. I forecasted 3 billion downloads [...] [...] iPhone is not an Advertising Platform! About 4 months ago I wrote a post about the difficulty differentiating with an iPhone application. I forecasted 3 billion downloads [...]

]]> By: anthonyfranco http://anthonyfranco.wordpress.com/2008/12/11/iphone-app-store-the-differentiation-paradox/#comment-4055 anthonyfranco Mon, 08 Dec 2008 14:37:46 +0000 http://anthonyfranco.wordpress.com/?p=133#comment-4055 Stats were pulled using 2 sources - Apple's own press releases announcing app store stats, and the app store itself (we actually went through category by category and rough counted the number of applications in each) more good resources for app store info: <a href="http://www.mobileorchard.com/price-and-popularity-the-iphone-app-stores-data-shows-whos-making-the-big-money/" rel="nofollow">http://www.mobileorchard.com/price-and-popularity-the-iphone-app-stores-data-shows-whos-making-the-big-money/</a> <a href="http://www.redrome.com/app-store/" rel="nofollow">http://www.redrome.com/app-store/</a> <a href="http://metrics.medialets.com/" rel="nofollow">http://metrics.medialets.com/</a> <a href="http://iphoneapplicationlist.com/" rel="nofollow">http://iphoneapplicationlist.com/</a> Stats were pulled using 2 sources – Apple’s own press releases announcing app store stats, and the app store itself (we actually went through category by category and rough counted the number of applications in each)

more good resources for app store info:
http://www.mobileorchard.com/price-and-popularity-the-iphone-app-stores-data-shows-whos-making-the-big-money/
http://www.redrome.com/app-store/
http://metrics.medialets.com/
http://iphoneapplicationlist.com/

]]> By: JulesLt http://anthonyfranco.wordpress.com/2008/12/11/iphone-app-store-the-differentiation-paradox/#comment-4054 JulesLt Mon, 08 Dec 2008 12:09:18 +0000 http://anthonyfranco.wordpress.com/?p=133#comment-4054 It seems more realistic that the number of sales/downloads is going to flatten out - even if iPhone sales hit 30 million (total) users would have to be downloading 100 apps a year, which feels on the high side, although I may be wrong (considering some 'apps' are content wrapped in a shell app that may be possible) - or sales of the iPhone may accelerate hugely. It seems more realistic that the number of sales/downloads is going to flatten out – even if iPhone sales hit 30 million (total) users would have to be downloading 100 apps a year, which feels on the high side, although I may be wrong (considering some ‘apps’ are content wrapped in a shell app that may be possible) – or sales of the iPhone may accelerate hugely.

]]> By: Emanuele Cipolloni http://anthonyfranco.wordpress.com/2008/12/11/iphone-app-store-the-differentiation-paradox/#comment-4053 Emanuele Cipolloni Mon, 08 Dec 2008 11:10:34 +0000 http://anthonyfranco.wordpress.com/?p=133#comment-4053 It is still way better than the zero visibility we always got from Nokia It is still way better than the zero visibility we always got from Nokia

]]> By: iPhone App Store - The Differentiation Paradox « Anthony’s Blog | IPHONE NEWS http://anthonyfranco.wordpress.com/2008/12/11/iphone-app-store-the-differentiation-paradox/#comment-4052 iPhone App Store - The Differentiation Paradox « Anthony’s Blog | IPHONE NEWS Mon, 08 Dec 2008 07:47:29 +0000 http://anthonyfranco.wordpress.com/?p=133#comment-4052 [...] the rest here:  iPhone App Store - The Differentiation Paradox « Anthony’s Blog Leave a comment Comment RSS Previous: Apple: Over 300 million iPhone apps downloaded [...] [...] the rest here:  iPhone App Store – The Differentiation Paradox « Anthony’s Blog Leave a comment Comment RSS Previous: Apple: Over 300 million iPhone apps downloaded [...]

]]> By: Bill Perry http://anthonyfranco.wordpress.com/2008/12/11/iphone-app-store-the-differentiation-paradox/#comment-4049 Bill Perry Mon, 08 Dec 2008 05:49:59 +0000 http://anthonyfranco.wordpress.com/?p=133#comment-4049 Nice article. I'd agree with your assessment about the upcoming difficulty for new iPhone developers and getting consumer visibility. By the way where did you get the data from (12k apps, 2800+ games, etc...)? Nice article. I’d agree with your assessment about the upcoming difficulty for new iPhone developers and getting consumer visibility. By the way where did you get the data from (12k apps, 2800+ games, etc…)?

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