iPad has more than 10.000 apps in AppStore

by iPad Observer on June 13, 2010

According to a post on MacStories, there are more than 10.000 iPad specific apps in the AppStore now. Apparently, more than 75% of these apps are paid apps, which is pretty impressive. To have more than 7.500 paid apps in just a little bit over 2 months is a big thing.

AppStore continues to grow at a very high rate, just a few weeks ago they announced they hit the 3 billion downloads mark. These numbers are even more interesting when you look at all the negative PR that iPad had even before it was launched. Almost every geek pundit said something against the device, from the lack of Flash, up to the limited connectivity (no real GPS apparently) and so on.

Despite this very unusual wave of rejection – which is something uncommon for Apple, usually surrounded by floods of sympathy and fanboys – the iPad seems to have an even bigger success than the initial release of the iPhone.

In my opinion, this growth will continue, and the new iOS4 will also bring a lot of opportunities for developers. In this context, the recent riots against Apples TOS, which severely limited the use of third party apps for apps submitted to AppStore, seems of little importance. If any, at all.

Apple has set a pretty big game, and even if FTC is going after the, chances that they are going to get hit are pretty low. It’s not like Microsoft did with Internet Explorer, back when Microsoft still meant something in the computing industry. It’s more like protecting their own identity and brand value, which is something natural.

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iPad Orders Overwhelming Supply

by iPad Observer on March 13, 2010

According to a blog post in MacDailyNews, it seems that the initial request for iPad is higher than expected. No one knows the real numbers so far, but some sources are predicting that Apple could get as high as 20.000 orders per hour, which is apparently a little big too much for the Cupertino company. Some of the people who wanted to change their deliveries to a in-store pick-up were advised to first cancel the pre-order delivery and make another one specifically for in-store pick-up. In the first launching phase there will be only Wi-Fi iPads available, the 3G versions are expected in late April. But with this unexpected surge in sale, that date may be delayed as well.

Worth to mention the fact that almost all analysts were highly negative in regard to the new Apple product. Despite the predictions, iPad seems to be doing fairly well.

If anybody has some more info about how iPad pre-orders are going, I’d love to learn more.

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iPad available in US starting April 3rd

March 7, 2010

It’s official, starting April 3rd, iPad will be available for sale in the US. Meaning if you happen to be there, you’d have a chance to grab one. Apparently, you can also reserve one via Apple store on the internet, starting March 12th, and pick it up on a real Apple Store. What’s interesting though [...]

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The iPad and The Printed Books

February 4, 2010

I am still a huge fan of printed books, to be honest. I like the touch of the pages, the feeling of the cover, the way I put any book upside down or insert a bookmark somewhere. What can I say, I’m an old timer. With the introduction of the iBooks section in iPad (if [...]

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When, Where and How One Should Use an iPad

January 29, 2010

We have an iPad: now what? After all the launch buzz is over, after all starving trolls are finally tired of bitching about it, what’s really left of it? At the end of the day, how, where and when one should use an iPad? Stand back and rejoice, we have the ultimate guide for that: [...]

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What Will iPad Really Change

January 28, 2010

It’s been less than 24 hours since the launch of iPad, the newest and brightest Apple creation. It’s a 9.7 inch tablet with touchscreen, 10 hours of battery life, 1Ghz proprietary processor built by Apple (!) and a way of running iPhone apps. Not much, really. Contrarily to what Apple usually does with its big [...]

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