“Less than a year old, Apple’s online App Store is on its way to becoming a billion-dollar marketplace for iPhone applications that often sell for no more than a few dollars, according to Mobclix, a startup that offers developers analytical data garnered from mobile devices,” John Boudreau reports for The Mercury News.

“The App Store, which allows independent software writers to sell applications for the iPhone, is growing 38 percent a month and adding 200 new apps a day, says Santa Clara-based Mobclix in a report released Tuesday. The company expects the online store to be a billion-dollar marketplace within two years,” Boudreau reports.

“Already, more than 31,000 apps are listed in the store — 29 percent of which are free — substantially more than the official 25,000 apps Apple executives recently reported, Mobclix said. There have been 800 million downloads from the store, up from the 500 million Apple reported earlier this year,” Boudreau reports.

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