APPLE said that more than 40 billion apps had been downloaded for its beloved gadgets,with the California company paying out billions of dollars to developers.
Nearly half of those downloads for iPhones,iPads,and iPod touch devices were done last year,with the App Store seeing a record-setting December in which two billion copies of mini-programs were snatched up.
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http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/more-than-40bn-apps-downloaded-windfall-for-developers/story-e6frgakx-1226549366167
