Apple Sells Apps Faster Than McDonald’s Sells Hamburgers

[FrozenTomato]

Apple recently announced that they’d sold just over 15 billion apps in just three years, which got ZDNet’s Eric Lai doing some number crunching, and it turns out that the App Store has just passed a big milestone: Apple’s now selling apps faster than McDonald’s can sell hamburgers.


That’s actually nine times faster than McDonald’s sells hamburgers. Of course, a lot here has to do with delivery method: if McDonald’s could squirt out cheeseburger’s through a smartphone screen, I’m guessing they could match Apple’s App Store numbers. That’s one thing to look forward to in the future, right?

http://www.cultofmac.com/apple-sells-apps-faster-than-mcdonalds-sells-hamburgers-infographic/106246

 

[wordoflife]

I'm not really surprised, but good for Apple.
Cool find, op.

 

[*LTD*]

Interesting. I like the perspective. Comes as no surprise, though.

 

[Hellhammer]

A big share of those apps are free, which is fairly important part of the equation. Last time I checked, McDonald's doesn't give out free burgers.

 

[thejadedmonkey]

I'm sure if McDonalds gave away free burgers...

 

[KingCrimson]

Also apps won't kill you like burgers.

 

[FrozenTomato]

I'd like to be able to download a big mac.

 

[*LTD*]

I'd like to be able to download a big mac.

Just make sure you don't spontaneously upload it.

 

[AppleScruff1]

Many of them are the same quality as McDonald's hamburgers.

 

[*LTD*]

Many of them are the same quality as McDonald's hamburgers.

Then you'd better stay away from here:

https://market.android.com/?hl=en

 

[RWinOR]

Great perspective. Good for an afternoon chuckle.

 

[FrozenTomato]

Then you'd better stay away from here:

https://market.android.com/?hl=en

The android market is like a Salmonella-infested Mexican burrito compared to the app store.

 

[Nermal]

Is the article using "hamburgers" to mean ALL McDonald's burgers, or just the actual cheap "Hamburger" that it sells? Stats can say anything if you're not careful...

 

[FrozenTomato]

Is the article using "hamburgers" to mean ALL McDonald's burgers, or just the actual cheap "Hamburger" that it sells? Stats can say anything if you're not careful...

I think they mean all Mcdonalds burgers.

 

[AppleScruff1]

Then you'd better stay away from here:

https://market.android.com/?hl=en

I'm not an Android fanboy either. I'm rational.

 

[miles01110]

If the statistics were based on the number of paid apps sold per unit time it'd be a lot more valid of a comparison.

 

[AppleScruff1]

Is the article using "hamburgers" to mean ALL McDonald's burgers, or just the actual cheap "Hamburger" that it sells? Stats can say anything if you're not careful...

It doesn't matter, all McDonald's burgers are bad.

 

[info]

I'd like to be able to download a big mac.

lol. With iOS6 maybe?

 

[decafjava]

It doesn't matter, all McDonald's burgers are bad.

+1 Plus vegetarians and people who like you know real hamburgers might eat elsewhere. At least you got plenty of good apps both free and paid on the app store. Including cooking apps and weight loss apps.

Edit: OMG there's a McD app for our friends in the UK!

http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/mcdonalds-restaurant-finder/id363559703?mt=8

 

[AppleScruff1]

+1 Plus vegetarians and people who like you know real hamburgers might eat elsewhere. At least you got plenty of good apps both free and paid on the app store. Including cooking apps and weight loss apps.

Edit: OMG there's a McD app for our friends in the UK!

http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/mcdonalds-restaurant-finder/id363559703?mt=8

There are a lot of good apps in the app store too.