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The App Store for the 3 Billion Users Who Don't Have an iPhone
LONDON, August 19 /PRNewswire/ -- - GetJar Passes 300 Million Mobile Application Downloads GetJar, the world's biggest mobile applications portal, has surpassed 300 million downloads, establishing it as the website of choice for the 3 billion mobile phone users across the world who do not own an Apple iPhone. GetJar (http://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, as well as the most groundbreaking social networking and messaging applications, including Nimbuzz, eBuddy and MyWaves. GetJar provides an open and free environment for both application developers and consumers, with over 10,000 free applications available for anyone with a Java, Symbian, Windows Mobile or Flash Lite-compatible phone. Its 'Mobile Ecosystem' brings consumers closer to developers through free access to applications, and a beta-test community that allows developers to reach the 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 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."
