Content aggregator positions itself as the 'App Store for the 3 billion mobile users who don't have an iPhone'.
Mobile portal GetJar says it has passed 300 million cumulative app downloads since its 2004 launch and is currently averaging 14 million downloads a month from 200,000 registered users.The community-driven site is both B2B and consumer-facing, acting as a repository for 10,000 free apps for Java, Symbian, Windows Mobile or Flash Lite-compatible phones.
Content on offer is drawn from a mix of big name providers (Google Maps, Yahoo Go, Opera) and small independent developers, with many apps at the beta stage.
Ilja Laurs, founder and CEO of GetJar, said: "There is huge demand for mobile applications from consumers who make up the vast majority of the mobile phone population. 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.”
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