The Christmas holiday saw a record number of iOS device activations, and as usual, a nice spike in app downloads for developers (thanks to all of those new devices on the market). But Distimo just shared a report that says Christmas might not have been as merry as we thought for app developers this year. While iPhone app sales and downloads did spike, up to 87% above the average for December, that spike is nothing compared to last year's 230% spike. In other words, the trend of big sales around the holiday season appears to be leveling off just a bit.
The iPad fared slightly better, with downloads seeing a 140% spike. Th
