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So, app developers are the new rock stars? Finally, revenge of the nerds! :-)

On a more serious note, this is fascinating data. I wonder what the comparison to web apps looks like, but that's a much harder (almost impossible?) number to get at.

I say fascinating, because who would've thought that having a centralized marketplace with a builtin secure payment mechanism would've created so much value/wealth over such little time, kudos to apple.

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"who would've thought that having a centralized marketplace with a builtin secure payment mechanism would've created so much value/wealth over such little time"

eBay. Amazon. Valve. Microsoft (XBox Live).

Apple isn't the sole innovator in this area, a lot of businesses have done excellent work in similar veins. Nevertheless, they do deserve a lot of kudos. They helped cement digital music as fully legitimate and accepted by the music industry. They helped push DRM free music. And they've done good work pushing the boundaries, often in the right direction, in mobile phones and apps.

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