The launch of the
Ovi Store is just around the bend and, according to reports, Nokia is looking to blow things out a little better than Google, which
launched its Android Market with a paltry 50 selections. Nokia is said to have over 20,000 "items" ready for download when things go live, a number that compares quite favorably to the 40,000 apps Apple currently offers through its
App Store. However, what remains to be seen is exactly what an "item" is defined as. We're sure that count includes custom apps and
WidSets, and there's talk about
N-Gage games finding inclusion as well. However, video and music downloads seem to be counted and we'd guess ringtones too. So, how many actual
applications will it have at launch? That remains to be seen.
