“Apple issued a press release [yesterday] morning, announcing that App Store downloads have now topped the 3 billion mark,” Rick Aristotle Munarriz writes for The Motley Fool.
“It’s certainly an impressive feat, given that Apple launched the applications marketplace only two summers ago,” Munarriz writes. “It took just six months to double up on the 1.5 billion downloads that the company chalked up during the App Store’s rookie year.”
“The timing of the press release is certainly no accident,” Munarriz writes. “This was supposed to be Google’s day. The world’s leading search engine has been prepping for [yesterday’s] Nexus One unveiling — but in steps Apple to hog some of the attention.”
Munarriz writes, “Apple has a funny — or tactically brilliant — way of crashing the party… There is no way that the timing of Apple’s press release is a coincidence. Jobs has plenty of practice in pulling the rug from under his competitors — and he just did it again.”
Full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: Don’t mess with the master; especially by trotting out a bunch of unprepared fumbling stiffs to unveil your non-multi-touch entry in a long line of me-too iPhone clones:
Direct link to video here.
Google, your honeymoon is over. If you want so badly to be the next Microsoft, expect to be treated like them.
Perhaps Google has a bit too much market share for their own good?
By default, iPhone’s Safari Web browser searches using Google. You can have Safari search using Yahoo, instead. From your iPhone’s Home screen choose Settings > Safari > Search Engine, then switch from Google to Yahoo. In addition, there are many Web Search apps available for iPhone and iPod touch. See them all via Apple’s iTunes App Store here.
Mac Safari users can easily install a plug-in such as the free Glims, to add multiple search engine choices to Safari.
F**k Google
Fsck google? Fsck you
Eric Schmidt is a snake. Everyone wants to come two years late to the party and ride the success that Apple has EARNED.
The same thing happened with the iPod and iTunes. Apple revolutionized the music industry by delivering a distribution model that worked. Apple called for the end of DRM while everyone tried to make it seem like Apple was responsible for it in the first place.
Seems like all the anti-Apple crowd has fallen head-over-heels for Google lately. What’s so great about Chrome, Google Docs, GMail and Android anyway? I’ve tried but they all seem second-rate to the integration that Apple offers with MobileMe.
Lord, this presentation…. I guess this demonstrates just how great Jobs is at these keynotes!
I hope Google likes the fact that they fscked over the wrong guy. Steve is going to quadruple Apple’s market cap again, then buy Microsoft and Google just to sell the off piece by piece.
Yahoo search??? Oh hell no…
Anyone else in LOVE with that Reuters chime? <3
Mmmm and yes, interesting to see another iPhone clone in the woodworks.
Google – ” You Create, We Steal™”
Well said guys.
Microgoogle is the new enemy, period!
He should join a Toastmasters group to help him get rid of all those filler words. That presentation was painful to listen to.
Wow that demo was bad. I can’t believe they used a Elmo to demo stuff. These boobs couldn’t even figure out how to get display out of the phone for a demo.
Don’t forget Yahoo search is now powered by … BING!
Ooohhh, it was supposed to be Googles day… what?
Google slaps his logo on existing phone with pathetic specs, NO innovation…
You have to much better than that.
Beside if you get invited by his Steveness to the party and then crap all over the place… not good
Chrome vs Safari
Both use Webkit and Safari is slightly faster. Safari syncs bookmarks between my Macs and looks like a proper Mac app.
Gmail vs MobileMe
Sure Gmail is free and I have an account. But I rarely use it since MobileMe works great at keeping my mailboxes synced between my home Mac, work Mac and iPhone. BTW, it only costs $70 if you buy the boxed version from Amazon and enter the code for renewals (or about $6/mo).
Google Docs vs iWork vs MS Office
I use iWork at home. We use Office at work. But since I do almost all my work in Adobe Creative Suite, I rarely use a spreadsheet or Word document anyway. IMO, Apple needs to really beef up it’s Mail app to be an enterprise alternative to Entourage/Outlook.
Lol, a press release about App Store downloads to steal Google’s shine? I don’t think so.
Steve just has his own schedule and doesn’t care about what else is going on that day.
If his aim was in fact to steal their shine, he wasn’t very successful. That piece of shit Nexus One was talked about everywhere I turned.
Google should require all their presenters to read the great book, “The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs.” It’s a great read.
Google Search vs Bing vs Yahoo!
I’ll give Google this one although Google might want to consider updating the look of their website and results pages after all these years. Doesn’t hurt that Google is the default search in Safari. Although to be fair, maybe every browser should allow you to specify which search box you wish to use in prefs.
Holy crap, I just watched the video.
What a bunch of amateurs.
Did they not rehearse this presentation first?
First I felt sorry for them as the video started, then it turned funny to watch.
Well I may not buy their phone, but it will be a cold day in Hades when I stop using them as my search engine. Sorry MDN.
“… I guess this demonstrates just how great Jobs is at these keynotes!”
Don’t these guys even practice?
Steve spoiled us.
These idiots think that Apple predetermined when it would pass 3B downloads? Are they nuts?
This site really is turning into a ‘hate everything that’s not Apple’ site. I understand the attack on Microsoft, but not attacking Google is a bit much. They are entitled to fight Microsoft, Palm & Blackberry for 2nd place – why not? They are a great innovative company with the best search engine – why change it on your browser? Its good and healthy to have some competition although Apple always seems to transcend whatever area they delve into. It keeps Apple honest. Google docs, email and wave is great too. There’s plenty of room for both companies. I’d rather have the 2 companies going up and Microsoft going down – this would be just better for consumers.
why hate on google because they released a new phone? seriously, what happens when yahoo releases a phone? uh..back to google? until they release the nexus two?
I don’t get it.
Google used to have class and taste. Now I’m sure if it can develop a plugin on the box of a McDonalds kids meal, it will too.
I heard if you yank it hard enough everything remains upright…
-wait