Apple iPhone owners have downloaded 300 million applications through the App Store. The news came in the fine print of an advertisement in Friday’s edition of The New York Times.

What’s more, iPhone owners seem to have downloaded a whopping 100 million apps in the last six weeks alone, based on previous Apple disclosures.

To put the phenomenon into perspective, the App Store launched on July 11. By early September, Apple was boasting about its progress: 100 million

Apple launched its App Store with more than 3,000 applications — more than 90 percent priced at less than $10 and more than 600 offered for free. That number has since swelled to more than 10,000 applications, and numbers are growing as developers embrace the opportunity.

“This milestone demonstrates both Apple’s strengths and prominence in that space as a newcomer,” said Michael Gartenberg, vice president of mobile strategy for Jupitermedia. “It wasn’t […]

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