From the Palm App Catalog more than 660 000 downloads

During the very short time that has elapsed since the release of Communicator, Palm Pre, the number of downloads from the online store applications App Catalog exceeded 660 000, on the assessment by the Medialets. Palm Pre Sales in the United States started on June 6, Palm App Catalog at this time consisted of 18 applications. Last week the number had risen to 30. Until now, many remain title beta versions. It would seem, in comparison with competitors, a catalog of applications for Palm Pre very modest. However, it is borne in mind that while webOS SDK is tested by only a few developers, and public release will take place towards the end of summer. Then the number of applications in the Palm App Catalog, is likely to increase sharply.

For comparison, we can mention that the Android Market, for example, started in late October 2008 with a catalog of more than 60 applications. A online store for the iPhone App Store in the initial phase included the entire 500 applications, now their number exceeds 50 000 (data for the beginning of June this year).