Here’s a fun statistic, posted on TechCrunch’s mobile section from data provided by Flurry: starting Christmas day, the number of applications downloaded on iPod Touch devices spiked, and for the first time it outpaced iPhones.
It might seem illogical, given the number of iPhones on the market vs. iPod Touches, but it actually makes sense: More iPhones were bought around the time of product launch, and then sold at a slower pace after that; people are most likely to load up on applications right after getting the device, boosting the irregular leap by the iPod Touch; and the iPod Touch, being only a music device, is much easier to gift than an iPhone, given the limitation of the iPhone being only available through AT&T in the U.S. (or T-Mobile if unlocked).
I’m slightly more surprised that iPods are still selling so briskly, but then again, the movement to apps has offered a new life for the devices, given that the music player function is now almost a decade old. Of course, the current devices are a far cry from the original, brick-sized units from which you could have built a house if you’d wanted.
