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Apple Shares App Store Retrospective Ahead of 10th Anniversary
Ahead of the App Store's upcoming 10th anniversary on Tuesday, July 10, Apple today shared some App Store history, exploring significant App Store milestones and sharing testimonials from Apple execs, app developers, and more on how the App Store put mobile businesses first, transformed gaming, improved accessibility, bolstered health, revolutionized education, and changed lives.
The App Store launched on July 10, 2008 with a total of 500 apps, which Apple says ignited a "cultural, social, and economic phenomenon" that has, over the past decade, created a place for iOS users of all ages to get the best apps. From Phil Schiller, Apple marketing chief:
The iPad came in 2010, along with apps designed for the larger screen. There are a total of 1.3 million apps created just for the iPad available today, ranging from Lightroom and Microsoft Office 365 to Procreate. Procreate founder James Cuda says the digital art creation app "simply would not be possible without the App Store."
ARKit and augmented reality apps came in 2017, turning iOS into the biggest AR platform in the world. There are more than 3,000 AR apps available on the App Store, and improvements coming in iOS 12, such as multi-person support and persistent experiences, will lead to even better AR apps.
As of June 2018, developers have earned more than $100 billion from the App Store. There are more than 20 million third-party developers registered for the App Store, and more than 500 million customers visit it on iPhone and iPad each week.
Apple in 2017 entirely overhauled the App Store, splitting games and apps into two categories and focusing more heavily on app discovery through Today tab stories, editor's picks, and more. Apple says that hundreds of Today stories have been read by more than 1 million people.
Check out Apple's full App Store tribute in the company's newsroom to see all of the different testimonials from app developers.
The App Store launched on July 10, 2008 with a total of 500 apps, which Apple says ignited a "cultural, social, and economic phenomenon" that has, over the past decade, created a place for iOS users of all ages to get the best apps. From Phil Schiller, Apple marketing chief:
"In its first decade, the App Store has surpassed all of our wildest expectations -- from the innovative apps that developers have dreamed up, to the way customers have made apps part of their daily lives -- and this is just the beginning. We could not be more proud of what developers have created and what the next 10 years have in store."Many of the apps available on the first day of the App Store's launch can still be purchased today, including MLB at Bat, The New York Times, eBay, Travelocity, Tap Tap Revenge, and more. Early App Store developers Keith Shepherd and Natalia Luckynova, who created Temple Run, said the App Store changed their lives.
"The App Store and iPhone changed our lives. Our first game, Imangi, launched the day the App Store opened. Fast forward 10 years, and we've created over 10 games, including Temple Run, which has been downloaded over a BILLION times. Our studio has grown from the two of us to a team of 35. None of this would have been possible without the App Store."Cutting edge technology, explains Apple, has allowed developers and start-ups to create apps that take advantage of Apple Pay, GPS, location services, and more to create "billion dollar businesses" that started with the App Store. Games, too, have become an important part of the App Store. Nintendo director Shigeru Miyamoto said the App Store allows the company to share Nintendo games with new audiences.
"We are very happy that we are able to deliver Super Mario Run, a new Super Mario experience that could be played with just one hand on iPhone, to hundreds of millions of consumers because of the App Store. The App Store allows us to share the joy of Nintendo games with many new audiences, and we will continue striving to provide unique and new game experiences to App Store customers."Apple also changed gaming and apps with the in-app purchase, allowing people to unlock different functionality and try apps before purchasing. That expanded to subscription apps in 2011, and as of now, 28,000 apps offer subscription options.
The iPad came in 2010, along with apps designed for the larger screen. There are a total of 1.3 million apps created just for the iPad available today, ranging from Lightroom and Microsoft Office 365 to Procreate. Procreate founder James Cuda says the digital art creation app "simply would not be possible without the App Store."
ARKit and augmented reality apps came in 2017, turning iOS into the biggest AR platform in the world. There are more than 3,000 AR apps available on the App Store, and improvements coming in iOS 12, such as multi-person support and persistent experiences, will lead to even better AR apps.
As of June 2018, developers have earned more than $100 billion from the App Store. There are more than 20 million third-party developers registered for the App Store, and more than 500 million customers visit it on iPhone and iPad each week.
Apple in 2017 entirely overhauled the App Store, splitting games and apps into two categories and focusing more heavily on app discovery through Today tab stories, editor's picks, and more. Apple says that hundreds of Today stories have been read by more than 1 million people.
Check out Apple's full App Store tribute in the company's newsroom to see all of the different testimonials from app developers.
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13 months ago
Apple gives developers a platform to sell apps. Charging 30%. Easy money.
Once that profit gets larger and larger, you start to think why to do anything else?
Why to develop new Mac hardware, lots of investment for very little return.
They just seem to forget you need a Mac to write those apps, right?
Once that profit gets larger and larger, you start to think why to do anything else?
Why to develop new Mac hardware, lots of investment for very little return.
They just seem to forget you need a Mac to write those apps, right?
13 months ago
Cute bit of revisionist history on Apple's part. How soon they forget that their Lord & Savior Steve Jobs didn't want to open up the iPhone to custom apps and that it was only after the hacking community and specifically the Cydia store showed THEM the way that they decided to open it up to apps and take their scam 30% cut.
13 months ago
I was using apps long before the iPhone/iPad on my Palm Pilot and Compaq iPaq.
13 months ago
I had an iPod Touch back then and I recall having to pay to enable the App store when it was released. I might see if I can dig up that old iPod touch when I get home tonight.
haha you're right, the update was around 15 Euros if I recall correctly. Had both Super Monkey Ball and Crash Bandicoot. And the piano app that everyone had to showcase the iPod's multitouch feature. Burned through the 50€ gift card pretty quickly.
13 months ago
And I’m pretty sure Steve Jobs always downplayed things they hadn’t announced right up until the moment they announced it.
But Steve Jobs wasn't the one posting on the forums. The posts were written by people defending Steve and arguing against allowing native third party iPhone applications and against having copy-paste, dismissing all those who wanted native apps and copy-paste.
Assuming the theory is true, when Steve or anyone else at Apple "downplays" something, do the people defending him know that are being played? If these people know that they are being played, why do they go along with it? Do they think they are helping Apple in some way by defending a false position?
But if these people actually did believe what Steve was saying, then how do those same people feel after spending all that time arguing in favor of Apple's original positions, only to find Apple change their position? Do they:
1. Admit they were wrong
2. Try to convince themselves that Apple planned it all along. In which case, we go back to the original question: If they knew Apple planned it all along, why did they go along with it and argue in favor of the original, false position in the first place?
13 months ago
I generally don't like "Nanny State" type of filters between myself and my freedom to do as I choose. But I have to say that in the case of the App Store, I LIKE that they try and make sure I'm not downloading malware, viruses, half-baked apps, etc.
13 months ago
I had an iPod Touch back then and I recall having to pay to enable the App store when it was released. I might see if I can dig up that old iPod touch when I get home tonight.
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