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Windows paid for all these companies to create the games. They funded the development - that's the only reason why.

• protomyth 16y ago
  So, why doesn't Google fund those same players? There must be a value judgement there because I gotta assume Google thought of that as an option.
  • yawn 16y ago
    Why incentive do they have to do this? Android has surpassed the iPhone in numbers--it's just a matter of time before developers switch to building Android first, then iOS.
    • protomyth 16y ago
      Symbian has more units than iPhone but the iPhone has more apps. Number does not equal app sales.
    • tomkarlo 16y ago
      Has it passed in terms of sales per unit time, or total sales to date? I think it's the former, whereas the latter matters more to someone selling apps.
  • arron61 16y ago
    Microsoft had to do this since they are that far behind in the game. They probably blew billions to do this and not to mention, this is not a sustainable strategy. Google, on the other hand, should probably improve their NDK, which a number of changes are coming, to attract developers that way.