Jeff Campbell
07-12-2010, 08:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.tipb.com/2010/07/10/happy-2nd-birthday-itunes-app-store/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+TheIphoneBlog+(TiPb:+iPhone,+iPad,+iPod)' target='_blank'>http://www.tipb.com/2010/07/10/happ...ne,+iPad,+iPod)</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"2 years ago today Apple launched the iTunes App Store and it's safe to say the mobile world hasn't been the same since."</em></p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/at/auto/1278958475.usr105634.jpg" /></p><p>Some of the facts are rather startling when you see them in print, such as a year ago they had $1 billion in revenue with about 56,000 apps, and as of the 2nd birthday they have over $5 billion in revenue with over 225,000 apps from which to choose. Incredible. The biggest thing for me, though, coming in as a die hard flip phone user, is that it changed the way I thought about phones and how much I now count on my iPhone every day. How about you? How has the App Store revolution affected you? </p>