More Proof That Apple Is Crushing Android In The Platform War

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		Tech Entertainment Wall Street Markets Strategy Sports Lifestyle Politics Law International Video Latest Thursday, June 7, 2012 More Proof That Apple Is Crushing Android In The Platform War Here's more proof that Android, despite having a huge lead in marketshare, is still losing the platform war to Apple. As you can see in this chart, 69 percent of new apps started by developers in the first quarter of the year were for iOS, as opposed to 31 percent for Android. The data comes from Flurry, which is a mobile analytics company working with thousands of developers. What this means is that for every 10 new apps started by a developer, seven are for the iPhone, and just three are for Android. What is the "platform war"? It's a battle to get the best software from the best developers on your platform. As we explained earlier this week, marketshare only matters if it means developers are focused on your platform first. If developers choose Android first, then Apple has a big problem. It misses out on the best software. If it misses out on the best software, consumers are more likely to choose Android. For whatever reason, despite Android's huge lead in marketshare, developers still choose Apple's iOS first. Until this changes, Apple's smaller share of the market is not a big problem. Android defenders might look at this chart and note its share of the new project starts are growing on a sequential basis. However, Flurry says, "While Google made some gains in Q1 2012, edging up over the 30 percent mark for the first time in a year, this is largely due to seasonality, as Apple sees a spike in developer support leading up to the holiday season."  Read » Also On SAI Today: How Google Blew Its Chance To Buy Buddy Media Facebook's Plan To Remove Google From Your Life Is About To Take A Huge Step Forward Why Do You Need A New Computer Instead Of An iPad? Yahoo CEO Wants To Meet Twitter's Head Of Sales In LA Advertisement CHART OF THE DAY: The Fastest Growing, Most Popular App Categories CHART OF THE DAY: Interest In Amazon's Kindle Fire Collapses CHART OF THE DAY: Android Growth Has Fallen Off Cliff, Apple Still Cranking Share this: Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon LinkedIn The email address for your subscription is: dwyld.kwu.jobhuntportal11@blogger.com Change Your Email Address | Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Subscribe to the SAI RSS Feed Business Insider. 257 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010 Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

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