venturebeat.com - 3/17/2009
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Last August, upon seeing the quick success of the App Store, Apple chief executive Steve Jobs foresaw a big future for the store . “This thing’s going to crest a half a billion, soon. Who knows, maybe it will be a $1 billion marketplace at some point in time,” he told the Wall Street ...
blog.wired.com - 3/14/2009
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blog.wired.com —
As Apple gets ready to preview its new
software developers' kit and an updated iPhone operating system
next week , there could be some changes to the company's App Store too. We're hearing rumors that Apple could introduce a ...
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Rumor: iPhone to Get a Premium App Store
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iPhones, App Stores and Ecosystems
O'Reilly Media: Mac and iPhone —
... , and Palm Pre, which hasn't even shipped yet, is already being touted as a "compelling alternative" to iPhone. Plus, now that Apple's App Store is nearing a $1B business pace just nine months after launching, the competition (Google, Palm, RIM, Microsoft, Nokia) is so totally getting themselves one of them App Store "thingys." But can the competition outflank Apple, and what is an App Store anyway? Let's start with what it is not. An App Store is not simply an e-wallet or marketplace that you bolt on to your (pick one): Hardware device business; Open source smartphone ...
iPhone 3.0 Wishlist: Accessory-Powered Apps We Want
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... With the App Store burgeoning into a billion-dollar industry, and the iPod and iPhone accessory market also surpassing a billion dollars a year, you can be assured iPhone developers will leap on this opportunity to
push innovation to new heights. iPhone 3.0 could open doors
to significant advancements in home entertainment, the medical field and even ...
iPhone 3.0 Wish List: Accessory-Powered Apps We Want
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... With the App Store burgeoning into a billion-dollar industry, and the iPod and iPhone accessory market also surpassing a billion dollars a year, you can be assured iPhone developers will leap on this opportunity to
push innovation to new heights. IPhone 3.0 could open doors
to significant advancements in home entertainment, the medical field and even ...
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