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I dunno, many developers already choose to ignore android entirely because it's less profitable. Raising the bar will only encourage that. At least for me the d

• Keyframe 1y ago
  many developers already choose to ignore android entirely because it's less profitable source? all I can find by googling around is about the same number of apps with a bias towards playstore.
  • Too 1y ago
    It's literally in the headline of this post. "Google Play sees 47% decline in apps". Surely they didn't all move to f-droid.
    • Keyframe 1y ago
      Your claim was: "many developers already choose to ignore android entirely because it's less profitable" so where's the source that "many developers" chose to ignore android ... "because it's less profitable"? Article talks about the effect of google swathing away mass of publishers Google chose not to work with, per article. Also, per article, Google had 3.4m apps and now has 1.8, whereas (also per article) Apple stands at 1.64. So, where's the source to your rather interesting claim since it sounds really interesting and in collision with the article and my search skills for such facts.
  • GeekyBear 1y ago
    It's a widely known phenomenon. Here's MKBHD bringing in developes to discuss it. > Why Are There So Many iOS-Only Apps? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=x2hQa5heXCU&pp https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=x2hQa5heXCU&pp The biggest take away is that Android development and testing is more work, and Android users are less willing to spend money.
• campl3r 1y ago
  Only in the US. In the rest of the world, Android is king and developers ignore Apple.