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macrumors.com - 12/29/2008

Massive Christmas iPod Touch Sales Boost App Store Downloads

— macrumors.com — Apple's new iPod Touch appears to have been a huge hit this holiday season with evidence that... the high end iPod has seen massive gains in marketshare. The first impact was seen in early sales numbers for App Store applications on Ch... (more) Massive Christmas iPod Touch Sales Boost App Store Downloads

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youtube.com - 12/24/2008

Charlie Brown Christmas (video)

— youtube.com — Linus explains what Christmas is all about. (more) Charlie Brown Christmas (video)

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arstechnica.com - 1/2/2009

Music sales up 10% in 2008 with positive sales Growth

— arstechnica.com — The music industry finished 2008 with positive sales growth numbers overall, but the grim CD death march... continues apace. Overall unit purchases of music in the US increased by 10.5 percent year-over-year since 2007, according to new data released by ... (more) Music sales up 10% in 2008 with positive sales Growth

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Apple: iPhone Authors Report Sales Surge on Christmas
BARRONS.com: Tech Trader Daily — ... that sales of the program, which costs 99 cents, rose on Christmas day to 38,927 from 19,520 units the day before. Numerous other authors are quoted on blog posts on sites such as Toucharcade describing 3x and 4x increases in sales on Christmas day. Apple has indicated it more or less breaks even on app sales after the cost of hosting the App Store and giving developers their cut, but the popularity of programs obviously can increase the appeal of the iPhone. ...

iPod touch is Apple’s Christmas winner; AppStore sales up 4x
SlashGear — ... Software downloads also increased dramatically over Christmas, with some publishers reporting sales increases of as much as 3x and 4x.  The downloads were predominantly from the US and Canada. ...

Huge iPod Touch Sales Over Christmas Brings App Store Surge
Touch Arcade — ... Heading into Christmas day, the #1 ranked application in the App Store was the $0.99 iFart Mobile, selling around 13,000 units per day.  On Christmas day sales of this app jumped to nearly 39,000 units.  But it wasn’t just this lovely application that saw a massive jump in sales; a number of developers in our forums reported boosts of 3x-4x across all titles, including those outside the top 100 rankings. ...

Christmas iPod touch and iPhone gifts boost App Store volume
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... thanks to large holiday sales of the iPhone and iPod touch. This comes as a shock to absolutely no one, but reports are coming in from developers, publishers, and browser reports and search terms alike that App Store downloads and interest have jumped up three and ...