Apple App Store Downloads Top 2 Billion!?
I caught up today on the latest news from the Apple press release centre, and according to the latest App store data, Apple downloads have exceeded 2 billion in 2009 with a staggering 85,000 apps readily available to download to an enormous collective of iPhone users (apperently more than 50 million worldwide). The figures are quite remarkable really, it's like the world is becoming one giant Apple conglomerate... It's like I can't read anything online that doesn't have at least one reference to the Apple brand name (not that it's a bad thing, I really do love their products), but is it getting to the point where it is also dominating the real world as well?
Think about it... It seems like absolutely EVERYBODY owns an ipod...and the accessibility is alarming. Now, prior to what i'm about to say here, I was not previously aware of how easy it is to purchase Apple products in the US, until a colleague briefed me on all the details of her trip to the New York city...Get this... They have Apple products in VENDING MACHINES! Insane, right...!? So how much further can it all go until we have total Apple world domination?
Well, I'd welcome it... Simply because i love the aesthetics of their products and their simple appeal. I've seen eighty year olds use iPhones, iPods and even mac computers. Apple is doing a good thing by making technology accessible to everybody. What are your thoughts?
