In light of Apple’s announcement earlier this week that there have been 1.5 billion downloads of iPhone applications , it’s easy to forget that there are about a half dozen other mobile platforms looking to challenge the device’s dominance. One of those, the Palm Pre , is boasting of early success today, reporting that 1.8 million applications have been downloaded from its App Catalog – a respectable number considering there are only a few dozen apps available and only a few hundred thousand devices in the hands of consumers. Palm is now gearing up to expand its App Catalog, also announcing that its Mojo Software Development Kit is available to anyone that wants to develop apps for the device

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With 1.8 Million Apps Downloaded So Far, Palm Pre Opens Platform