Worldwide Availability: The iPhone is now available in 80 countries. Pretty impressive numbers considering the phone has been out for less than two years. Blackberry, in contrast of another “smartphone”, is available in 90 countries. The iPhone has great global exposure. A large global audience opens up opportunities for developers to bring their applications to all parts of the globe.
25,000 Applications in iTunes Store: At the time I wrote my iPhone 3G review there were only 500 applications in the App Store. The new number is jaw dropping for a less than a two year old platform. And the reason…
800,000 SDK Downloads: The iPhone SDK continues to fuel the environment for iPhone developers. Of course not all of these downloads represent developers releasing products, but the interest in the platform is amazing. Apple has done such a great putting the SDK together for developers it has created ideal conditions for developers to translate their great (and not so great) ideas to the iPhone.
96% of Apps Submitted are Approved: What are we to make of the 1000 applications not approved. Is Apple restricting creativity? Is Apple playing too much of a role in what’s “decent” and “appropriate”? Apple’s desire to create the “right experience” often limits choices.
62% of iPhone Developers Are New to Apple: Any Mac enthusiast has to love this. The iPhone SDK provides exposure to the Apple environment. If Windows developers, for example, take their Apple interest to the OS X space, just think about the application market that could lie ahead.
17 Million Total iPhones Sold: Gartner released their Worldwide Smartphone Sales statistics. At the end of 08 Gartner estimates that Apple owns 8% of the market share. Apple’s year over year market share increased 245%. Lots of upside with the iPhone.
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