For September, Book-Related Apps Overtook Games On iPhone 96
ruphus13 writes "In a sign that ebooks are rising in popularity, a recent survey by mobile analytics company Flurry revealed that users may be using the iPhone for more intellectual pursuits, and not just the visual sizzle. The 'book-related' apps on the iPhone overtook games in terms of new apps released. According to the post, 'Book-related apps saw an upsurge in launches in September ... So much so that book-related applications overtook games in the App Store as a percentage of all released apps. The trend isn't an aberration. In October, one out of every five new applications launching on the iPhone was a book ... from August 2008 to the same month in 2009, more apps were released in the 'games' category than any other and, as a result, the iPhone (and iPod touch) became a new handheld gaming platform, one that impacted the Nintendo DS. '"
Let me quote Steve Jobs ... (Score:2, Funny)
People don't read anymore
http://www.google.com/search?q=quote+steve+jobs+people+don't+read+Anymore&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t [google.com]
Re:No surprise there... (Score:2, Funny)
The truth is they pretend they are.
Re:No surprise there... (Score:2, Funny)
"the evil version of Microsoft"
I thought the evil empire was Microsoft? Am I misinformed? Um, wait...
Provided evil is negative:
If Microsoft = Evil
and Apple = Microsoft * Evil
then Apple = Good
Oho! Ohohoho! You fanboi, you!
Re:Let me quote Steve Jobs ... (Score:3, Funny)
People
tl;dr
;)