It’s a appy new year for Apple. Apple has ringed in 2015 with all the right notes. Reports released by Apple reveal that iPhone, iPod and iPad users spent a staggering $500 million in the first week of the year. It is the highest weekly sales recorded by Apple.
Apple was the pioneer of the app revolution in 2008 when it set up the Apple App Store. Now, it boasts of the widest selection of apps and a sizeable loyal user base who are regular app store users. The company’s store offers more than 1.4 million mobile apps in 155 countries. Also, app developers prefer to code for ios rather than android because of the stricter regulations and better safety offered by Apple devices. Since, the arrival of App Store Apple has paid out over $25 billion to app developers. Although, Apple hasn’t disclosed the revenue generated by the app store, experts estimate it at around $4-5 Billion.
Recently, Apple was criticized for outsourcing the manufacturing of its products to China and robbing Americans of employment. To counter that, Apple has released a statement that it had created almost 1.03 billion jobs in America. According to the report, applications designed for Apple’s smartphones and tablets have helped create more than 627,000 U.S. jobs. 334,000 jobs were created from its spending and growth, and 66,000 people work directly for the company in the U.S.
Apple looks out for the developer community by developing new categories and innovating to open avenues for further app developments. Apple is already fueling demand by introducing new categories for home and health management. It has also opened up the opportunity to install alternatives to Apple’s built-in keyboard for the first time.
With the nearing launch of the Apple watch, developers will have their hands full with developing new apps for iOS devices. Of course, they won’t be complaining!
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