Happy birthday, App Store!

It’s hard to believe it, but it has already been one year since Apple released the App Store for the iPhone and iPod Touch. It’s been a long journey full of ups (hundreds of success stories from indie developers and companies) and downs (the stress of long wait times and random decline of applications), but there is no doubt that the App Store changed the mobile phone market. With over 56,000 applications now available in the store, the iPhone has become more functional by an unbelievable amount.

In Apple’s own words:

Light a candle and cue the music. Okay, forgive us for sounding like doting parents, be we’re just so proud – having watched the App Store go from promising newcomer to full-fledged revolutionary. To celebrate its first birthday we’ve gathered some of our favorite games and apps. Part fun. Part function. Entirely amazing.

It has been fun to watch the platform come so far, and I can’t wait to see what the next year of the App Store has to bring. There is no doubt Apple has once again changed the game with this product, and the continued innovation will surely be outstanding.

Product [iTunes App Store]