Jobs: $1 million/day in iPhone apps sales

Seth Weintraub
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August 10, 2008
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The WSJ has a quick interview with el Jobso about the Apps store.  From what we can gather (who does paid subscription anymore?!)  Jobs basicaly said:

  • The store is unlike anything in the history of software
  • Removing apps is a jugement call.  "I am rich" should never made it to the store (why did it?)
  • The Kill switch exists but they hope they never have to use it (Leave our NetShare alone!!)
  • App Store is selling at $1 million/day which means that apple is making about $9 million a month from the Apps store and developers are making about $21 million
  • 60 million apps, mostly free, were downloaded.  Facebook by itself did over a million.

According to Engadget, Jobs went on to say "The thing's going to crest a half billion soon.  I've never seen anything like this in my career for software." He went on to say that phone differentiation is no longer about radios and antennas (or uh, battery life) but about software.

BTW, Bobblehead from Gizmodo

Comments (3)

Fireballer55 (not verified) | August 11, 2008 - 9:36am

Where did you guys get that Jobs bobblehead and dock? That is AWESOME!! I would love to get one for myself if its the new 3G dock.
Thanks!

Kevin (not verified) | August 11, 2008 - 11:03am

I second the post above... Where does one get that bobblehead?? I can't think of a more inspirational piece for my desk!

What would Steve do?!?!?

Jeff (not verified) | August 12, 2008 - 9:17am

""I am rich" should never made it to the store (why did it?)"

Why not?

The app did what the description said it would do. If you are stupid enough to buy it for $999.99, then that's your problem for being an idiot.

The app wasn't malicious or offensive in any way.

Will Apple now begin to remove music from iTunes that it thinks is not worth paying for or is offensive in some way?