Vincent Ferrari
02-12-2009, 05:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.macworld.com/article/138753/appstore.html' target='_blank'>http://www.macworld.com/article/138...3/appstore.html</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"If apptism's count is accurate-when contacted for comment, Apple declined to confirm the number of apps available for download-it would mean that 5,000 new programs had arrived on the App Store in less than a month. After all, it was only January 16, when Apple officially announced that it had topped the 15,000 app mark."</em></p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/at/auto/1234441846.usr18053.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #d2d2bb;" /></p><p>Just for the record, my immediate reaction before even reading the entire MacWorld article was that 20,000 apps = lots of fart apps, so I don't want anyone accusing me of lifting Jim Dalrymple's obviously astute observation on the gaseous quantity of many recent iPhone apps. That being said, 20,000 is somewhat impressive, but I don't put a lot of stock into the total number of apps, especially when you consider how many craplications are on the App Store. There are plenty of good ones, but often it feels like they're few and far between.</p>