The Incubation Period for iPhone Apps is Declining

After a huge spike right before Christmas (close to 1,200 new apps on 12/21), the number of new apps has dropped to levels last seen in early November. O'Reilly Rada reports, following a conversation with Raven Zachary at Macword. Raven Zachary helps people create, develop, and launch iPhone products and services.

... There were more than 5,000 new apps introduced to the U.S. iTune store in both September and October ... The top 8 categories account for over 70% of all apps, with a quarter of apps coming from Games. For all but two small categories (Weather, Social Networking), the incubation period has declined. Medical is a new category and wasn't represented in Sep/Oct.

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