WWDC 2010: App Store Has Paid Developers Over $1 Billion
Back on stage after showing off three new iPhone apps, Steve Jobs gets into the meat of why we’re here — the iPhone — with a few statistics.
As of today, over five billion apps have been downloaded from the App Store, with over a billion dollars paid to developers to date.
It is one of the greatest things we get to do. And that’s what makes the App Store the most vibrant app community on the planet. 5 Billion downloads and a healthy ecosystem! We’re thrilled with it.”
Who can blame Apple? The App Store is revolutionary.
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