Considering the recent revelations regarding the number of people at Apple reviewing new applications for the iPhone AppStore, and the sheer number of apps Apple must review per day to keep up with demand, the number of applications showing up per day continues to climb. This is after taking into account the slowing down prior to the launch of the iPhone 3Gs. Unlike the linear curve representing the number of individual developers, the curve for app releases has a decided upward swing, highlighting that developers are producing multiple apps, and that Apple is still keeping up. Well, somewhat. One has to wonder what the backlog is like. Anecdotal conversations have it that the turnaround time on approvals has doubled over the last year... (a 'current' time statement vs the "historical" average turnaround time statement made by Apple in it's answer to the FCC.)
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