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Larger? It's not that easy. There is more Android smartphones sold than Apple phones yep, but 1. thanks to telcos a lot of Android users don't even know what is
by guenard 13y ago
Larger? It's not that easy. There is more Android smartphones sold than Apple phones yep, but 1. thanks to telcos a lot of Android users don't even know what is Android/Google Play (= they'll never download apps) and 2. global app store revenues are still higher on iOS versus Google Play.
- etler 13y agoThe downloads stat is no longer true[1]. Revenue is still much higher on iOS, but the trends have been clear, and cannot be ignored. Before, it was "Android is open, but there are way more iPhones", then it was "Android has more phones but iPhones get more downloads", it won't be long until revenue surpases it too. [1] http://www.siliconbeat.com/2013/07/31/google-play-passes-apples-app-store-in-total-downloads/ http://www.siliconbeat.com/2013/07/31/google-play-passes-app... EDIT: More stats on revenue: In nov 2012 the gap was 4x http://www.startable.com/2012/11/ http://www.startable.com/2012/11/ As of Q3 2013 the gap was 2x http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2013-11-03-google-play-has-half-the-revenue-of-app-store-with-more-downloads http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2013-11-03-google-play... They're catching up, and fast.
- mavhc 13y agoPlus that ignores ad revenue, more Android apps are ad supported
- mcv 13y agoBut this was a free app, wasn't it? That would make the revenue aspect fairly irrelevant.