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The App Store for the Three Billion People Who Don't Have an iPhone
GetJar Passes 300 Million Mobile Application Downloads
| Source: GetJar
LONDON--(Marketwire - August 19, 2008) - GetJar, the
world's biggest mobile applications portal, has surpassed 300 million
downloads, establishing it as the website of choice for the three billion
mobile phone users across the world who do not own an Apple iPhone. GetJar
(www.getjar.com) offers access to the biggest mobile application brands,
including Google (Google Maps), Yahoo! (Yahoo! Go) and Opera, the world's
most popular web browser for mobile phones. GetJar's catalog of
applications spans many categories, including educational, music,
productivity, and games, and includes the most world's most popular social
networking and messaging applications such as Nimbuzz, eBuddy and MyWaves.
GetJar provides an open and free environment for mobile phone users and
application developers alike, offering over 10,000 free applications
available for anyone with a Java, Symbian, Windows Mobile or Flash
Lite-compatible phone. GetJar's 'Mobile Ecosystem' brings consumers closer
to developers through free access to applications, and a beta-test
community that allows developers to get to market quickly with fully
evaluated applications that are compatible with hundreds of different
handsets.
"There is huge demand for mobile applications from consumers who make up
the vast majority of the mobile phone user population," explained Ilja
Laurs, founder and CEO of GetJar. "This is illustrated by the popularity of
applications such as MyWaves, which has seen more than 4 million downloads
via GetJar to users worldwide but has thus far been denied visibility on
Apple's App Store."
Jan-Joost Kraal, VP of mobile at eBuddy, the world's leading independent
IM service, comments: "GetJar has played a vital role in establishing the
worldwide mobile application industry, enabling developers to bring
applications to market quickly and allowing consumers to find the best
mobile applications for them. The interest in mobile applications continues
to grow at a significant rate and GetJar will play a central role in
facilitating the future development of the market."
About GetJar
Founded in 2004, GetJar (www.getjar.com wap.getjar.com) is the world's most
popular mobile application distribution and developer community, with over
200,000 registered developer and beta-tester accounts. GetJar operates a
groundbreaking business model that connects consumers, developers,
publishers and advertisers in an interactive environment, an approach that
gives users an active role in product development. With over 300 million
downloads from the site in just two years, and currently averaging over 14
million downloads per month, GetJar sits at the heart of the mobile
development world, attracting visitors from 135 countries. GetJar is based
in the UK and Lithuania.