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There is no doubt that iOS is more lucrative than Android for many classes of apps, but come on: who takes these Flurry reports seriously? Flurry pimps an anal

There is no doubt that iOS is more lucrative than Android for many classes of apps, but come on: who takes these Flurry reports seriously? Flurry pimps an analytics tool that is very popular on iOS, less popular on Android. Their intrinsic bias towards iOS, reflecting this, is amply evident by the narrative they add every time they release these trolling "studies" of laughable methodology (100% of the women married to me think I'm the best, therefore 100% of women think I'm the best) -- their disdain for Android, and pandering to iOS, could not be more evident. Let's just look at the gross numbers -- if 4x more developers are building for iOS, based upon Flurry being implemented in apps, then the iOS App Store will be growing by 4x the pace. Is that true? I'll let the reader discern, but add the subtle hint that...ha ha...no, not even close.

j_baker 14y ago
And yet sadly, these reports are probably good for Flurry's bottom line. "Flurry? Do they support Android?" "Who cares? Nobody is developing for Android because it's so fragmented."
schraeds 14y ago
Android growth has slowed for the 4th consecutive month. http://www.asymco.com/2012/06/04/trouble-with-the-robot/ http://www.asymco.com/2012/06/04/trouble-with-the-robot/ Also in the article you knocked, is the statistic that for every dollar devs make in the Appstore, they can expect to make $0.24 on the Android Marketplace. ICS adoption rate is at 7.1% 7 months after launch. Apple reached that level of adoption for iOS 5.1.1 in 19 hrs. http://parislemon.com/post/24459135733/7-months-vs-19-hours http://parislemon.com/post/24459135733/7-months-vs-19-hours I'll let the reader discern, but add the subtle hint that...ha ha...no, Android is not even close.
bookwormAT 14y ago
"who takes these Flurry reports seriously?" The sad answer is (according to techmeme): MacRumors, Marketing Land, The Next Web, 9to5Google, 9to5Mac, Business Insider, TechCrunch, PadGadget, IntoMobile, Appolicious Advisor, Pulse2 Technology and Social Media News, memeburn, Gruber, Siegler.

j_baker 14y ago

And yet sadly, these reports are probably good for Flurry's bottom line. "Flurry? Do they support Android?" "Who cares? Nobody is developing for Android because it's so fragmented."

schraeds 14y ago

Android growth has slowed for the 4th consecutive month. http://www.asymco.com/2012/06/04/trouble-with-the-robot/ http://www.asymco.com/2012/06/04/trouble-with-the-robot/ Also in the article you knocked, is the statistic that for every dollar devs make in the Appstore, they can expect to make $0.24 on the Android Marketplace. ICS adoption rate is at 7.1% 7 months after launch. Apple reached that level of adoption for iOS 5.1.1 in 19 hrs. http://parislemon.com/post/24459135733/7-months-vs-19-hours http://parislemon.com/post/24459135733/7-months-vs-19-hours I'll let the reader discern, but add the subtle hint that...ha ha...no, Android is not even close.

bookwormAT 14y ago

"who takes these Flurry reports seriously?" The sad answer is (according to techmeme): MacRumors, Marketing Land, The Next Web, 9to5Google, 9to5Mac, Business Insider, TechCrunch, PadGadget, IntoMobile, Appolicious Advisor, Pulse2 Technology and Social Media News, memeburn, Gruber, Siegler.