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App Store Launches w/24% of Apps Free

July 10, 2008

Earlier today at ~9AM PST, the much-anticipated App Store was made available via iTunes 7.7 (now available for PC as well as MAC). For the next 21 hours you'll need a beta developers license to access and download from the store on your iPhone (UPDATE: see how to DOWNLOAD firmware 2.0 early!), as it requires 2.0 Firmware which won't be made available to the public until tomorrow's release of the Apple 3G iPhone. At a glance:
  • there are 552 app listings at launch
  • of that number, 133 are FREE (~24%)
  • apps are divided amongst 18 categories (apps can appear under 2 separate cats)
  • fee apps are priced from $0.99 - $69.99
  • most expensive app at launch? ForeFlight Mobile- "delivers PreFlight Intelligence(tm) to pilots around the world."
Stay tuned for ongoing coverage and forthcoming reviews!

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