Apple's App Store Hits Six Digits; How Many Apps Do You Need?

Apple's App Store Hits Six Digits; How Many Apps Do You Need?

Apple's App Store is now serving over 100,000 downloadable iPhone apps, the Cupertino, California company announced Wednesday. Overall, iPhone owners worldwide have downloaded over 2 billion apps to date, according to Apple.

“The App Store, now with over 100,000 applications available, is clearly a major differentiator for millions of iPhone and iPod touch customers around the world,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of marketing, in a press release. “The iPhone SDK created the first great platform for mobile applications and our customers are loving all of the amazing apps our developers are creating.”

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