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I think in QA terms it is certainly harder to build apps for Android, that said I'm not sure whether moving from 4000 distinct devices to 12000 distinct device

I think in QA terms it is certainly harder to build apps for Android, that said I'm not sure whether moving from 4000 distinct devices to 12000 distinct devices makes much difference, either way you're just going to pick some representative ones for testing. What is interesting is just how diverse the smartphone market has become, that is arguably a strength not a weakness of Android.

cube13 13y ago
It's a problem if your app depends on functionality delivered after a certain patch level, though. For example, if my application depends on some feature delivered in 4.2, I need to be aware that my potential market is less than 5% of devices in the wild. On the other hand, if the app is 100% compatible with the 2.3.X line, I can count on the all of the devices working, but I also should regression test with the updated versions to make sure that they work.