Google Play recently hit the 25 billion download mark, and to celebrate, Google is holding a special discount sale for apps, books, movies, music, and magazines. Currently, there are over 675,000 apps available for download from Google Play. And starting today, a small selection of those apps will be available for only $0.25 each. These apps include games, office apps, and even fitness apps. Google's promo also applies to a selection of must-see movies, banned books, and best-selling magazines.
What Else You Need To Know
- Google's promotion for music, movies, books, and magazines, is only available to Android users in the US. If you're outside of the US and try to access the sale pages on Google Play, you may see a notification that says the content is not available in your country.
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Google still has a ways to go in matching the quality of Apple’s App Store. And it doesn’t have nearly as many tablet apps compared to Apple, which has 250,000 iPad applications.- Ryan Kim, GigaOM
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It will also offer “special collections like 25 movies you must own, 25 banned books, 25 albums that changed the world and our 25 top selling magazines” at reduced prices.
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Google Play reaches 25 billion downloads, 675,000 apps
Google still has a ways to go in matching the quality of Apple’s App Store. And it doesn’t have nearly as many tablet apps compared to Apple, which has 250,000 iPad applications.
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Google Celebrates 25 Billion App Downloads On Play Store With A 25 Cent Sale
This time, Google will also be offering some special collections like 25 must have movies, 25 albums that changed the world, or 25 banned books, all at discounted rates.
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