Last but not least: Apple's 100,000 apps - a reason to celebrate?
On Wednesday, Apple proudly announced that over 100,000 applications are now available in the iTunes App Store. While the computer company is talking about a new milestone, recent data from the US company Appsfire shows the downside of this development.
80 percent of the available applications go completely unnoticed by users and are hardly ever installed on an Apple device. Of course, reaching the 100,000 mark is a fantastic achievement. But what Apple is skillfully ignoring is the fact that the vast majority of the applications on offer remain unsuccessful, writes the Appsfire team on the official company blog, according to the press release. The analysis of user data from iPhone and iPod touch owners has brought clear evidence to light in this respect. "Our results confirm that the App Store only works well for a few hit programs. The rest, however, do not benefit from this success."
