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Aug 25

Where on the Internet can I find sales figures for top iPhone applications?

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Question by Maria U: Where on the Internet can I find sales figures for top iPhone applications?
I am doing a research on iPhone applications and need data on sales figures. Could someone help guide me to a website that has the info

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Answer by Booger
This is going to be a challenge, because sales figures on top iPhone applications, believe it or not, is open for interpretation.

You also want to make sure you are framing your question in the best way. For example:

– Are you looking for iPhone applications that are selling the best, or that are being downloaded the most?
– Are you comparing iPhone application penetration to growth in application spread?
-Do you want the name of the best sellers, or know the price point of the applications that are selling the most?

To get really great information all in one place, you normally have to pay for it from a Gartners or Forrestor. For doing this research in the cheap you can go to a number of resources. And even then, you may have a hard time finding the “Best Selling Application”.

A good place to start is www.admob.com

This is the type of data I pulled when I did a marketing analysis of iPhone applications and smartphone distribution.

* 5% of applications had more than 100,000 active users(1) in the AdMob Network in May 2009.
* 14% of applications had between 10,000 – 100,000 active users, representing 322 applications. An application could fall into this low usage category, the apps could be brand new, very old, targeted to a niche market, or not provide a good user experience.

It is also important to keep in mind, that even after you obtain the data, further analysis will be required. For example, apps that are free are downloaded more than those that cost money. Some apps are free for a time period, and then start charging to build up popularity and bolster distribution numbers.

Good luck with your research!

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Aug 25

Could I save sales tax monthly buying my iphone in a different county or state?

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Question by nrgtripathi: Could I save sales tax monthly buying my iphone in a different county or state?
I live in Cook County. If I chose to buy my iphone in Lake County or IN, a place with a lower sales tax, would I get a lower tax on my monthly phone bill?

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Answer by John C
No, only on the purchase. Taxes on the phone bill are based on the billing address.

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Aug 25

RT @milanussbaumer: iPhone App by #coresuite allows you to record time and effort on Business Partners, Opportunities, Sales Orders and Offers. coresuite.com

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RT @milanussbaumer: iPhone App by #coresuite allows you to record time and effort on Business Partners, Opportunities, Sales Orders and Offers. coresuite.com – by coresystems_sup (coresystems support)

Aug 25

News Update: Analysts Offer Sales Estimates for Apple Inc’s iPhone 4: 1.5 Million at Launch

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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone 4s sold 1.5 million units, according to Oppenheimer & Co. senior analyst for applied technology and executive director Yair Reiner, who took a shot at calculating sales from Thursday’s launch, though the official number is not yet certain. To get the estimate, social media site Mashable.com reports that Reiner did the math using the 600000 iPhone 4 pre-orders and estimated that 100000 additional units were sold at Apple stores, along with 50000 sold at Best Buy Co. (NYSE:BBY). Reiner then multiplied the added number by two to account for international sales. Piper Jaffray Co. (NYSE:PJC) analyst Gene Munster, however thinks that Apple iPhone sales will range from 1 million and 1.5 million in the first three days, including pre-orders. Both analysts surveyed iPhone customers Thursday to arrive at their estimates, but will just have to wait for the official numbers to be tabulated. Shares of Apple are trading down 0.54% Friday afternoon at 7.54.
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Aug 25

How come the iphone 4 sales tax is so high?

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Question by jay p: How come the iphone 4 sales tax is so high?
i just pre-ordered my iphone 4 16gb ($ 199) through apple.com and the sales tax is $ 58.41 which brings the total to $ 257.41

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Answer by evilattorney
It’s not sales tax. Even California doesn’t have a 29% sales tax rate.

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Aug 25

News Update: Analysts Predict iPhone 4 Will Exceed Sales Expectations

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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) unveiled its highly-anticipated iPhone 4 yesterday at the Worldwide Developers Conference, and as a result, industry analysts are expecting customers to upgrade to the new smart phone, for new customers to join Apple’s clientele, and for the company’s profit margins to increase in months to come. iPhone 4’s new FaceTime video chat feature is an addition that analysts like Keith Bachman of BMO Capital Markets believes “is a game changer and [a] must-have feature that could provide huge upgrade potential” for the company. Bachman told MarketWatch that if only 20% of iPhone’s current 50 million users upgrade to the new model, Apple will still meet his prediction of 10.2 million iPhone sales during the quarter in September, and 12.2 million sales for October, November and December of this year. Bachman has maintained Apple’s outperform rating and 0 per share price target. Kaufman Bros. analyst Shaw Wu believes that sales of iPhone 4 could potentially crush his own previous sales predictions, which were set at 8.5 million iPhone sales during the June quarter, 37 million sales in 2010 and 43 million sales next year. Wu holds his 0 per share price target on shares of Apple, with a buy rating. Shares of the company are trading down 1.11% Tuesday afternoon at 8.15.
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