There’s An App For That

How Smartphone And Tablet Applications Are Changing It all

There’s An App For That

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By Andrew Richardson

Apps Range From the Gimmicky to the Practical with Everything in Between

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In 2008 the iPhone Started the Party

Opening with a humble 500 Apps the Apple App Store was launched the same day as the iphone

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It Quickly and Consistently Gained More Apps and Downloads

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Along the Way Others Joined the Successful App

Race

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“Seeing these stores launches has begun to resemble watching a marathon: Just when you think everyone’s crossed the finish line, you can see a few stragglers making their way to the end.” – Priya Ganapati


Apple’s Still The King, but the BlackBerry App World and Android Market Are Slowly Gaining Steam

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Variety is now making apps a buyers market at our finger tips


“For Consumers it is like being in a candy store now” – Rana Sobhany


Versatility is the strength of Apps

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From the Young to the Old, Apps Serve All

“Barely Out of Diapers? There’s an App for That” – Rob Ferguson

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“It’s like new pipelines have opened up for play and learning”– Warren Buckleitner


Touch Screen Apps Are letting children use technology at a

more natural level


Combined with Devices, Apps Are Providing a Powerful Tool for Child

Entertainment and Education


Popular Apps, like Angry Birds, Are Not Only Fun, But

They Make Money


“Everyone seemed to know someone who knew someone who’d made an app that took

off” – Leanne Friedberg


App Revenue is making major corporations take notice


With Low Development Costs, Many Major Companies Have Already Crossed the

Fence and Have Apps of Their Own Now


“Apps Will Survive” – Mark Beccue


References

• http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2008/12/showdown-mobile/

• http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/934673--iphone-apps-a-hit-with-preschoolers

• http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/rob-magazine/the-age-of-the-app/article1510836/singlepage/#articlecontent

• http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/219273

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There’s An App For That