Last Friday, Mike wrote about Apple’s 50 Billion Apps Countdown and the spectacular prize of a $10,000 App Store gift card. Five days later (Wednesday), the App Store hit that 50 billionth download, making Brandon Ashmore from Mentor, Ohio, App-Store-rich!
Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of Internet Software and Services said,
“Apple would like to thank our incredible customers and developers for topping 50 billion apps downloaded. The App Store completely transformed how people use their mobile devices and created a thriving app ecosystem that has paid out over nine billion dollars to developers. We’re absolutely floored to cross this milestone in less than five years.”
This was a historic milestone but not surprising considering iOS apps are being downloaded at a rate of more than 800 per second. When the App Store opened in July 2008, there were only about 500 apps to choose from.
What was the app that Brandon Ashmore from Ohio downloaded? Say the Same Thing, by Space Inch, LLC which is a free word game app from the band OK Go (remember that amazing treadmill music video they did a while back? Watch here.)
Feeling sad that you weren’t the one who won the $10,000 App Store gift card? Feel sad no more! No one won the Powerball last Wednesday and the jackpot is climbing — currently at 550 million (350 million cash value)! Numbers will be drawn Saturday, so run out today or tomorrow and grab yours!