34,333
edits
Changes
no edit summary
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%">
<tr>
<td width="20%">[[iPad iOS 6 Development Essentials|Previous]]<td align="center">[[iPad iOS 6 Development Essentials|Table of Contents]]<td width="20%" align="right">[[3. Joining the Apple iOS 6 Developer Program|Next]]</td>
<tr>
<td width="20%">Table of Contents<td align="center"><td width="20%" align="right">3. Joining the Apple iOS 6 Developer Program</td>
</table>
<hr>
<google>BUY_IOS6_IPAD</google>
In July of 2012, Apple released financial results for the previous quarter. Included in the information provided was the fact that Apple has, to date, paid out over $5.5 billion to third-party developers selling applications on the iOS App Store. At the launch of the iPad Mini in October 2012, Apple also revealed that total sales of the iPad now exceed 100 million units. When the latest iPad and iPad Mini went on sale shortly after the launch event, Apple sold 3 million devices in the first weekend alone.
The iPad is, by just about any measure, an enormous success. This success translates into a vast potential marketplace for those willing to invest the time and effort into developing compelling and high quality applications. The goal of this book is to make it possible for you to stake a claim in this new and rapidly growing market.
