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Richard Lawler is the creator of the innovative PatternMusic iPhone music creation app.Richard Lawlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03870760982848638184noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16657966.post-46016661945947077412009-12-13T23:16:00.000-08:002010-10-18T15:47:57.236-07:00Wow! Looking for the "long tail" here<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSCT18cLjysyd8E6aJ018zjCn-GgjpJcAOEAXcaQjsGtAjNz887m3vdkZnvr5veHks1lhbNtNZpxk1e4wc0PTPBfD4m3m78fB3DKdsVH-vgoMJKY1ESvwyp8gmNBvWotKGq4FN/s1600/Top-heavy-distribution.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSCT18cLjysyd8E6aJ018zjCn-GgjpJcAOEAXcaQjsGtAjNz887m3vdkZnvr5veHks1lhbNtNZpxk1e4wc0PTPBfD4m3m78fB3DKdsVH-vgoMJKY1ESvwyp8gmNBvWotKGq4FN/s400/Top-heavy-distribution.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> From: <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/pinchmedia/paid-applications-on-the-app-store">Pinch Media: Paid Applications on the App Store</a> (10/2009)</div>Richard Lawlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03870760982848638184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16657966.post-70989818934493657832009-12-11T18:27:00.000-08:002009-12-11T18:48:31.986-08:00The Tall Tail of the App Store or The One That Got Away<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUAxtZb4DBGEY2Jp7CjJNFual5qKZvdDm09KYVmBOtssWx1a4rlWy2v7CfP71PQGHaf5k2XYw4iN9qUNO0Fi-rxcw5-9MPm6B-LTfudH1zyE-3FASUiy7GGPfp4McvgyeKcyiK/s1600-h/App-Store-Growth-Linear.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUAxtZb4DBGEY2Jp7CjJNFual5qKZvdDm09KYVmBOtssWx1a4rlWy2v7CfP71PQGHaf5k2XYw4iN9qUNO0Fi-rxcw5-9MPm6B-LTfudH1zyE-3FASUiy7GGPfp4McvgyeKcyiK/s400/App-Store-Growth-Linear.jpg" /> </a><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Tall Tail of the App Store or The One That Got Away<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This pretty picture tells the story from the developers' perspective. The timeline is, of course, the startling part. November 2008 wasn't that long ago.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What happens next? Well the exponential growth apparent here might continue for some time. Even if developers leave the platform and apps are abandoned, the apps won't get removed from the store. But it would be interesting to track an aging of app updates. That might present an indication of whether the app population is starting to flatten out and resemble a logistic curve. <br />
</div>Richard Lawlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03870760982848638184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16657966.post-46758256364847831342009-12-08T10:18:00.001-08:002009-12-08T10:18:40.078-08:00New Home of Richard Lawler's BlogObservations on the craft of software development and other important matters.Richard Lawlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03870760982848638184noreply@blogger.com0