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Google’s Android Market passes 10 billion downloads

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Google’s Android Market has passed 10 billion app downloads, a major milestone for the world’s most widely used mobile operating system.

‘One billion is a pretty big number by any measurement. However, when it’s describing the speed at which something is growing, it’s simply amazing,’ said Eric Chu, director of the Android Developer Ecosystem, in a company blog post. ‘This past weekend, thanks to Android users around the world, Android Market exceeded 10 billion app downloads -- with a growth rate of 1 billion app downloads per month.’

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The massive number is even more impressive when considering the fragmentation found on Android, with companies such as Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Yahoo hosting Android app stores of their own, in addition to independent app stores such as GetJar.

Apple passed 15 billion downloads from its App Store in July, noting that there are more than 200 million iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch users worldwide.

More than 200 million Android smartphones and tablets have been sold and about 550,000 new Android activations take place each day, Google has said.

To celebrate passing the 10-billion-download mark, Google and a number of developers are offering selected apps for 10 cents for a limited time, Chu said.

‘Starting today for the next 10 days, we’ll have a new set of awesome apps available each day for only 10 cents each,’ he said. ‘Today, we are starting with Asphalt 6 HD, Color & Draw for Kids, Endomondo Sports Tracker Pro, Fieldrunners HD, Great Little War Game, Minecraft, Paper Camera, Sketchbook Mobile, Soundhound Infinity & Swiftkey X.’

Each day, until the 10-day period is up, Google will offer another 10 apps for 10 cents each, as listed on the Android Market.

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-- Nathan Olivarez-Giles

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