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Mobile Application Stores: Apple App Store


Description: Apples iPhone has proven to be enormously popular with consumers, and a big part of this success is the App Store. Apple is undoubtedly the market leader in this area, having clearly demonstrated the potential of mobile application stores on devices.

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One common theme among telcos is clear - they are all looking to provide an efficient next-generation network on which they can offer high-quality value-added services (VASs) to their customers. Telecoms operators are faced with a string of challenges from defending their core fixed revenues to generating growth from new wave services and international operations.

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Contents: Executive summary
- In a nutshell
- Key messages

Ovum view
- Leading the application store pack
- Strengths
- Weaknesses
- Opportunities
- Threats

iPhone sales and App Store download statistics
- Application downloads drive device shipments
- Most applications are free or very cheap
- Games are the most popular application type

App Store business model
- App Store revenue-share agreement
- Key points
- Estimate of App Store revenues
- App Store downloads add significant incremental revenues

Developer products and services
- Developer ecosystem
- Developer portal
- Registration and approval process
- Application distribution

SDK agreement
- Significant restrictions on applications
- Location-based services have restrictions
- Open source restrictions
- Software update alerts for applications

Developer programmes
- Three-tiered developer programme
- Standard programme ($99)
- Enterprise programme ($299)
- iPhone developer university programme (free)
- Developer marketing and recruitment

Summary of Apple’s application platform
- Derived from Mac OS X
- Pre-installed applications
- iPhone SDK


List of Tables
Table 1: iPhone developer programme tiers


List of Figures
Figure 1: iPhone quarterly device sales (global)




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