A few months ago the App Store announced that they had surpassed one billion downloads. This was a major milestone for Apple Inc, who had opened the store only a year and a half earlier to rave reviews and unprecedented consumer demand.
What exactly is an application store ? Well, it is an online store that lets users download applications for free or for a nominal fee. Currently, the App Store run by Apple offers over seventy-five thousand unique applications or apps. Other application stores for similar products have much smaller catalogues, but are working overtime to try to catch up.
However, the App store has such a commanding lead in popularity and promotion that it is unlikely the gap will be closed anytime soon. In fact, the company releases thousands of new applications each and every month as consumer demand shows no signs of slowing down.
So, what can you get at an application store? With a site as expansive as the App Store the answer is pretty much anything you want. Presently, the most popular applications are mobile games. These are video games that take up only a small amount of space and can be purchased often for only about a pound or two. It is also possible to download apps for free. It is rumoured that the company currently offers as many as five thousand free applications.
