Apple's App Store passes 1.5 billion downloads -- Apple Apps Store -- InformationWeek

Apple's App Store has eclipsed its rivals in terms of volume; its users have downloaded more than 1.5 billion applications in about a year.

The over-the-air program store has been a hit with consumers, and this has made the platform attractive to mobile developers. Apple said the store now has more than 65,000 apps, and more than 10,000 content creators are in its iPhone Developer Program. The store is filled with programs that range from fake beer pouring apps to enterprise-grade programs from Oracle and Salesforce (NYSE: CRM).