Google Play: 25bn downloads and 675,000 apps

Android app store celebrates by slashing selected content to just 25 cents.
Google Play hit 15bn app downloads back in May, and just four months later the platform has notched up another ten billion to cross the 25bn milestone.
Of course, it's still some way behind the App Store which reached25bn and 30bn downloads in March and June, respectively.
That said, Google Play is miles ahead of the 3bn downloads BlackBerry App World reached in July.
The app store formerly known as Android Market also plays home to 675,000 apps, and is celebrating its latest milestones with discounts for the next five days.
Users will be able to secure content from Gameloft, EA, Rovio and more for just 25 cents, choosing from games, magazines, films and so on.
Jamie Rosenberg, director of digital content, Google, said: "Twenty-five billion is more than twice the distance, in miles, that the Voyager 1 spacecraft has travelled since its launch 35 years ago.
"It’s the amount of time, in minutes, that have passed since some of our earliest ancestors began to set foot in Europe. And now, thanks to all of you, it’s a Google Play milestone. We look forward to the next 25 billion."

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