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The Numbers From Apple’s October 22 Event

Every year, Apple kicks off their keynotes start with a “state of the business” introduction that, with various numbers and facts, reveals how the company is doing in several areas such as retail, the App Store, iOS device sales and software upgrades, and Mac sales. At today’s media event in San Francisco, Apple CEO Tim Cook shared some interesting details on a variety of subjects.

  • 9 million iPhones sold in opening weekend, making it the biggest launch ever.
  • Apple played a video about the iPhone 5s and 5c launch around the world with OneRepublic’s “Life In Color” playing in the background.
  • Five days after the iOS 7 launch, 200 million devices were running the OS (biggest software launch ever for Apple). As of today, 2/3 of Apple’s iOS devices (64%) are running iOS 7.
  • iTunes Radio has so far had over 20 million listeners that have listed to over 1 billion songs.
  • The App Store now has 1 million apps and users have downloaded over 60 billion apps to date. Developers have earned over $13 billion with the App Store.
  • With Mavericks, the 13-inch MacBook Air can get over an hour of extra battery for web browser.

For more coverage, check out our October 22 news hub and follow @macstoriesnet on Twitter.

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