Comments on: Before the App Store “Opens”, it has already made Apple $55,000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/10/before-the-app-store-%e2%80%9copens%e2%80%9d-it-has-already-made-apple-55000/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:32:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: 148Apps » Blog Archive » Facebook iPhone OS App has 1 Million+ Users - 148Apps - iPhone and iPod Touch Application Reviews and News http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/10/before-the-app-store-%e2%80%9copens%e2%80%9d-it-has-already-made-apple-55000/#comment-2420253 148Apps » Blog Archive » Facebook iPhone OS App has 1 Million+ Users - 148Apps - iPhone and iPod Touch Application Reviews and News Sat, 26 Jul 2008 07:29:37 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19880#comment-2420253 [...] some statistics soon on sales in the App Store. The first couple days of the App Store being open stats could be gathered in the mobile App Store.  That was cut off by Apple, [...] [...] some statistics soon on sales in the App Store. The first couple days of the App Store being open stats could be gathered in the mobile App Store.  That was cut off by Apple, [...]

]]> By: Desarrolladores interesados en plataformas de Movilidad « moblife2 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/10/before-the-app-store-%e2%80%9copens%e2%80%9d-it-has-already-made-apple-55000/#comment-2411246 Desarrolladores interesados en plataformas de Movilidad « moblife2 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:17:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19880#comment-2411246 [...] mas significatico sobre los intereses de los desarrolladores en el iphone sería consultar la hoja que TechCrunch  muestra sobre las compras del iPhone 2.0 de [...] [...] mas significatico sobre los intereses de los desarrolladores en el iphone sería consultar la hoja que TechCrunch  muestra sobre las compras del iPhone 2.0 de [...]

]]> By: Mobile Phone Development » Blog Archive » Developer Interest in Mobile Platforms http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/10/before-the-app-store-%e2%80%9copens%e2%80%9d-it-has-already-made-apple-55000/#comment-2409983 Mobile Phone Development » Blog Archive » Developer Interest in Mobile Platforms Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:56:49 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19880#comment-2409983 [...] seems most are surprised by the success of new iPhone app ecosystem. On TechCrunch you can view a periodically updated spreadsheet of how well the top 50 developers are doing. Note however, that the values are for the US app store [...] [...] seems most are surprised by the success of new iPhone app ecosystem. On TechCrunch you can view a periodically updated spreadsheet of how well the top 50 developers are doing. Note however, that the values are for the US app store [...]

]]> By: iLibrarian » A Look at the iPhone 3G http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/10/before-the-app-store-%e2%80%9copens%e2%80%9d-it-has-already-made-apple-55000/#comment-2407584 iLibrarian » A Look at the iPhone 3G Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:36:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19880#comment-2407584 [...] catalog, 150 of which were free and the rest ranging in price starting at $0.99. According to TechCrunch, the App Store had already made Apple $55,000 one day before the store officially opened. The new [...] [...] catalog, 150 of which were free and the rest ranging in price starting at $0.99. According to TechCrunch, the App Store had already made Apple $55,000 one day before the store officially opened. The new [...]

]]> By: Codemattic http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/10/before-the-app-store-%e2%80%9copens%e2%80%9d-it-has-already-made-apple-55000/#comment-2407543 Codemattic Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:15:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19880#comment-2407543 It looks like the downloads always reads zero now. Does anyone still have screenshots from when it was showing how many downloads? I wonder if there is a correlation between number of reviews and downloads. Is it 1:10 or 1:100. If it was pretty consistent then in the future we could just look at the number of reviews to guess how many of that app/game was sold. Was anyone smart enough to get screenshots that showed both? Post here please if you did! @20 Peter Urban: You do know that the 30% is Apple's cut and the 70% goes to the developer right? 70% is a bigger cut than I read about developers getting from many online stores. And with Apple its one centralized store. You dont have to worry about drm, credit cards, bandwidth, etc... It doesnt seem usurious. It looks like the downloads always reads zero now. Does anyone still have screenshots from when it was showing how many downloads? I wonder if there is a correlation between number of reviews and downloads. Is it 1:10 or 1:100. If it was pretty consistent then in the future we could just look at the number of reviews to guess how many of that app/game was sold. Was anyone smart enough to get screenshots that showed both? Post here please if you did!

@20 Peter Urban: You do know that the 30% is Apple’s cut and the 70% goes to the developer right? 70% is a bigger cut than I read about developers getting from many online stores. And with Apple its one centralized store. You dont have to worry about drm, credit cards, bandwidth, etc… It doesnt seem usurious.

]]> By: WIRELESS « Daily Marauder http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/10/before-the-app-store-%e2%80%9copens%e2%80%9d-it-has-already-made-apple-55000/#comment-2406377 WIRELESS « Daily Marauder Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:51:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19880#comment-2406377 [...] Store would still provide Apple with an additional twenty million dollars of revenue per year. (http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/10/before-the-app-store-%E2%80%9Copens%E2%80%9D-it-has-already-mad... [...] [...] Store would still provide Apple with an additional twenty million dollars of revenue per year. (http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/10/before-the-app-store-%E2%80%9Copens%E2%80%9D-it-has-already-mad… [...]

]]> By: Online movie trailers http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/10/before-the-app-store-%e2%80%9copens%e2%80%9d-it-has-already-made-apple-55000/#comment-2406358 Online movie trailers Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:34:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19880#comment-2406358 Very very curious for the Appstore too. Very very curious for the Appstore too.

]]> By: iTunes 7.7, iPhone/iPod Touch 2.0, App Store Released - d3bruts1d.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/10/before-the-app-store-%e2%80%9copens%e2%80%9d-it-has-already-made-apple-55000/#comment-2406309 iTunes 7.7, iPhone/iPod Touch 2.0, App Store Released - d3bruts1d.com Fri, 11 Jul 2008 21:29:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19880#comment-2406309 [...] So, What’s On The Menu? - The Native iPhone 3G Apps We’ll See This Week (and Some We Won’t) - Before the App Store “Opens”, it has already made Apple $55,000 - WordPress and TypePad Spawn Mobile Blogging - That Didn’t Take Long…iPhone 2.0 OS Unlocked - [...] [...] So, What’s On The Menu? - The Native iPhone 3G Apps We’ll See This Week (and Some We Won’t) - Before the App Store “Opens”, it has already made Apple $55,000 - WordPress and TypePad Spawn Mobile Blogging - That Didn’t Take Long…iPhone 2.0 OS Unlocked - [...]

]]> By: varun http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/10/before-the-app-store-%e2%80%9copens%e2%80%9d-it-has-already-made-apple-55000/#comment-2406153 varun Fri, 11 Jul 2008 19:09:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19880#comment-2406153 Hey Kimerling - I didn't know you were here these days. I do wonder what the effect of the App Store is going to be on my beloved Installer, though. Hoping that people do still keep bringing the stuff out to the Installer... Hey Kimerling - I didn’t know you were here these days.

I do wonder what the effect of the App Store is going to be on my beloved Installer, though. Hoping that people do still keep bringing the stuff out to the Installer…

]]> By: Update-Tag bei Apple | Stephan's blog http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/10/before-the-app-store-%e2%80%9copens%e2%80%9d-it-has-already-made-apple-55000/#comment-2406096 Update-Tag bei Apple | Stephan's blog Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:37:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19880#comment-2406096 [...] interessant dazu der Bericht auf TechCrunch.com,in dem man spekuliert, dass Apple schon vor der “Eröffnung” satte Gewinne verzeichnet. [...] [...] interessant dazu der Bericht auf TechCrunch.com,in dem man spekuliert, dass Apple schon vor der “Eröffnung” satte Gewinne verzeichnet. [...]

]]> By: düğümküme » iPhone Pazar Yeri http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/10/before-the-app-store-%e2%80%9copens%e2%80%9d-it-has-already-made-apple-55000/#comment-2405802 düğümküme » iPhone Pazar Yeri Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:22:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19880#comment-2405802 [...] satan uygulamalar sahiperine bir gün içerisinde 3-5 bin dolar kazandırırken Apple aynı sürede 50 bin dolardan fazla yapıyor. İngilizce iş alemlerinde “win win” denilen bir durum [...] [...] satan uygulamalar sahiperine bir gün içerisinde 3-5 bin dolar kazandırırken Apple aynı sürede 50 bin dolardan fazla yapıyor. İngilizce iş alemlerinde “win win” denilen bir durum [...]

]]> By: Ajaxian » Remember the Web Apps; Don’t forget the first iPhone baby today http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/10/before-the-app-store-%e2%80%9copens%e2%80%9d-it-has-already-made-apple-55000/#comment-2405789 Ajaxian » Remember the Web Apps; Don’t forget the first iPhone baby today Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:01:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19880#comment-2405789 [...] of the second baby when it comes to building and running apps on the iPhone. People have already spent almost $100k in the first few hours of the AppStore not being open, so tomorrow is likely to be a great day for Apple, and developers, [...] [...] of the second baby when it comes to building and running apps on the iPhone. People have already spent almost $100k in the first few hours of the AppStore not being open, so tomorrow is likely to be a great day for Apple, and developers, [...]

]]> By: iPhone roundup around the webs http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/10/before-the-app-store-%e2%80%9copens%e2%80%9d-it-has-already-made-apple-55000/#comment-2405780 iPhone roundup around the webs Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:53:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19880#comment-2405780 [...] why I make that crazy adsense money and you don’t. All $.03/day, baby) and figured out how much money Apple’s made on the App Store. $55,000. 18 hours. No one had a new phone, the iPhone 2.0 software hadn’t been released yet [...] [...] why I make that crazy adsense money and you don’t. All $.03/day, baby) and figured out how much money Apple’s made on the App Store. $55,000. 18 hours. No one had a new phone, the iPhone 2.0 software hadn’t been released yet [...]

]]> By: Notes on Apple’s New iPhone and Application Store « Creative Capital http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/10/before-the-app-store-%e2%80%9copens%e2%80%9d-it-has-already-made-apple-55000/#comment-2405764 Notes on Apple’s New iPhone and Application Store « Creative Capital Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:45:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19880#comment-2405764 [...] The first reports about Apple’s new iPhone and Application store are coming in. TechCrunch focused on the top applications that consumers are snapping up. Super Monkey Ball is the top seller, with MLB At Bat in the second slot. So games and sports apps [...] [...] The first reports about Apple’s new iPhone and Application store are coming in. TechCrunch focused on the top applications that consumers are snapping up. Super Monkey Ball is the top seller, with MLB At Bat in the second slot. So games and sports apps [...]

]]> By: Peter Urban http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/10/before-the-app-store-%e2%80%9copens%e2%80%9d-it-has-already-made-apple-55000/#comment-2405707 Peter Urban Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:58:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19880#comment-2405707 It's clearly going to be another cash cow for apple. Would I like the 30% model as a developer. probably not. Is android going to change that? We don't know, but certainly hope so. A small fee for facilitating the deal is OK, making a massive cut on other people's IP is not. It’s clearly going to be another cash cow for apple. Would I like the 30% model as a developer. probably not. Is android going to change that? We don’t know, but certainly hope so. A small fee for facilitating the deal is OK, making a massive cut on other people’s IP is not.

]]> By: Pinch Media » Fresh pricing data from Pinch Media http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/10/before-the-app-store-%e2%80%9copens%e2%80%9d-it-has-already-made-apple-55000/#comment-2405688 Pinch Media » Fresh pricing data from Pinch Media Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:35:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19880#comment-2405688 [...] would’ve been useful data for price point optimization - but with media outlets starting to backward engineer revenues from it, I’m not so surprised it’s [...] [...] would’ve been useful data for price point optimization - but with media outlets starting to backward engineer revenues from it, I’m not so surprised it’s [...]

]]> By: jmo http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/10/before-the-app-store-%e2%80%9copens%e2%80%9d-it-has-already-made-apple-55000/#comment-2405665 jmo Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:13:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19880#comment-2405665 "If sales of applications stay at the current pace, which they won’t, because they are going to speed up dramatically" Yeah, for this weekend, and probably July and August. But after that, the pace will slooooooowwwww dowwwwwwn dramatically. REALLY dramatically. “If sales of applications stay at the current pace, which they won’t, because they are going to speed up dramatically”

Yeah, for this weekend, and probably July and August. But after that, the pace will slooooooowwwww dowwwwwwn dramatically. REALLY dramatically.

]]> By: Raskin http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/10/before-the-app-store-%e2%80%9copens%e2%80%9d-it-has-already-made-apple-55000/#comment-2405655 Raskin Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:58:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19880#comment-2405655 @ Chuck Considering that Apple makes more than a billion at the iTunes store annually, no, $55k isn't even blip. I know everyone is all worked up about the new gadget, but perspective people. @ Chuck

Considering that Apple makes more than a billion at the iTunes store annually, no, $55k isn’t even blip. I know everyone is all worked up about the new gadget, but perspective people.

]]> By: Chuck http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/10/before-the-app-store-%e2%80%9copens%e2%80%9d-it-has-already-made-apple-55000/#comment-2405621 Chuck Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:06:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19880#comment-2405621 @ Raskin Considering that (1)iPhone OS 2.0 was just made officially available, (2)it's been unofficially available for only 18 hours at time of post (3) the iPhone 3G just went on sale in the US, $55k is impressive as pointed out in the article. @ Raskin

Considering that (1)iPhone OS 2.0 was just made officially available, (2)it’s been unofficially available for only 18 hours at time of post (3) the iPhone 3G just went on sale in the US, $55k is impressive as pointed out in the article.

]]> By: Natalia http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/10/before-the-app-store-%e2%80%9copens%e2%80%9d-it-has-already-made-apple-55000/#comment-2405617 Natalia Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:59:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19880#comment-2405617 Yup, my counter is still 0. No idea how many downloads we're getting. Download Imangi! www.imangi.com Yup, my counter is still 0. No idea how many downloads we’re getting. Download Imangi! http://www.imangi.com

]]> By: Raskin http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/10/before-the-app-store-%e2%80%9copens%e2%80%9d-it-has-already-made-apple-55000/#comment-2405610 Raskin Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:44:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19880#comment-2405610 $55k? My good man, that's peanuts! $55k? My good man, that’s peanuts!

]]> By: Don http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/10/before-the-app-store-%e2%80%9copens%e2%80%9d-it-has-already-made-apple-55000/#comment-2405602 Don Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:34:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19880#comment-2405602 actually, that number is a bit low. Texas Holdem is a game produced by Apple. So I'm assuming that 100% of that revenue goes to them. I'd also imagine that this will likely be only one of many Apple produced apps/games that have a pricetag. -Don actually, that number is a bit low.

Texas Holdem is a game produced by Apple. So I’m assuming that 100% of that revenue goes to them.

I’d also imagine that this will likely be only one of many Apple produced apps/games that have a pricetag.

-Don

]]> By: Dude,its July 11th.The iPhone 3G is here. | Techkeyla http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/10/before-the-app-store-%e2%80%9copens%e2%80%9d-it-has-already-made-apple-55000/#comment-2405598 Dude,its July 11th.The iPhone 3G is here. | Techkeyla Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:28:06 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19880#comment-2405598 [...] TechCrunch: Before the App Store “Opens”, it has already made Apple $55,000 [...] [...] TechCrunch: Before the App Store “Opens”, it has already made Apple $55,000 [...]

]]> By: app.lister http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/10/before-the-app-store-%e2%80%9copens%e2%80%9d-it-has-already-made-apple-55000/#comment-2405581 app.lister Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:21:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19880#comment-2405581 What about the apps you find at www.iphoneapplicationlist.com? I noticed a lot of their apps are also on the apple app store. If can download the same thing for free, you bet I'm not going to pay, even if it's just 0,99 cents!! What about the apps you find at http://www.iphoneapplicationlist.com? I noticed a lot of their apps are also on the apple app store. If can download the same thing for free, you bet I’m not going to pay, even if it’s just 0,99 cents!!

]]> By: Dan Kimerling http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/10/before-the-app-store-%e2%80%9copens%e2%80%9d-it-has-already-made-apple-55000/#comment-2405518 Dan Kimerling Fri, 11 Jul 2008 07:38:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=19880#comment-2405518 @ Kay: You are right, I only included US data, and thank you for bringing it to my attention that each country has its own store. However, the point still stands that Apple will make a lot of money off of the Apps Store. Your point only strengthens my assertion. @Dmo: We have been noticing the same thing. I tried to refresh the data prior to posting, only to discover that many of the paid applications had their counters reset to zero. Perhaps this is a simple way for Apple to keep bloggers and analysts from reading the tea leaves prior to earnings announcements. @ Kay: You are right, I only included US data, and thank you for bringing it to my attention that each country has its own store. However, the point still stands that Apple will make a lot of money off of the Apps Store. Your point only strengthens my assertion.

@Dmo: We have been noticing the same thing. I tried to refresh the data prior to posting, only to discover that many of the paid applications had their counters reset to zero. Perhaps this is a simple way for Apple to keep bloggers and analysts from reading the tea leaves prior to earnings announcements.

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