[cap gemini CTO] "What started this post off was the news that Apple App Store had, in less than one year, reached its one billionth downloaded sale. Here is the story, plus with some other interesting statistics on use. That’s a huge number of downloads for what is still a relatively new concept and market. In comparison, it took nearly three years for Apple iTunes to reach the same billionth download level. Stand back and make a further comparison, iTunes was about the consumption of something well understood for which there was an existing market and just changed the delivery mechanism; i.e. music. The App Store has just produced a thriving market that didn’t exist before, except maybe in gaming, the mass consumption of software for personal use. People, colleagues, friends, choosing and downloading software because they want it for a variety of reasons, including serious stuff for work, helpful stuff for home, or just plain fun."
What one billion Apple App Store downloads tells you about Thin Clients
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