Below is a partial list of superlatives used in this press release:<p>* 2 x record-breaking<p>* 4 x incredible<p>* 2 x best<p>* most innovative<p>* astonishing<p>* beyond our wildest dreams<p>* thrilled<p>* excited<p>* 3 x great<p>* never seen such a vibrant marketplace
It would be interesting to know if older applications account for more or less than 50% of the downloads this year. In other words has the potential for a new app gone up or down as the number of apps in the store has grown?
Interesting, I had no idea that links could be submitted with and without https: <a href="http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5020964" rel="nofollow">http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5020964</a>
So that's averaging 40 app downloads per account in 2012 alone. Higher than I would expect, but I guess a lot of people download a lot of free apps and then immediately delete them.