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gigaom.com - 11/4/2009

100,000 iPhone Apps: Let’s Clap to That. What’s Next?

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So it is official : Apple says it has more than 100,000 apps in its iTunes App Store, a bit of news that was reported by AppShopper and Mobclix last week. In terms of landmarks, 100,000 is merely a number, soon to be forgotten as the amount of apps crosses 200,000 or a million or whatever. ...

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