[From Hans] Why is developing apps for Android not as financially productive as say that of the iPhone? Android developer Matt Hall writes an analytical piece about the whole thing looking at the limitations and comparing with what he would have earned if he was an iPhone developer. Interesting to say the least. "There’s been a lot of speculation lately about the size of the Apple App Store, most recently based on some numbers from AdMob which are summarized over at GigaOM. They came to the conclusion that the app store is worth $200M monthly, whereas the Android market is worth a paltry $5M. As sad as that comparison may be, from our experience the total is probably much lower.
To back that up a bit, we’re going to release our latest Android sales data. Before we do, let’s list some of the shortcomings currently plaguing the Android Market" Read in full.
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Why is developing apps for Android not as financially productive as say that of the iPhone?
[From Hans] Why is developing apps for Android not as financially productive as say that of the iPhone? Android developer Matt Hall writes an analytical piece about the whole thing looking at the limitations and comparing with what he would have earned if he was an iPhone developer. Interesting to say the least. "There’s been a lot of speculation lately about the size of the Apple App Store, most recently based on some numbers from AdMob which are summarized over at GigaOM. They came to the conclusion that the app store is worth $200M monthly, whereas the Android market is worth a paltry $5M. As sad as that comparison may be, from our experience the total is probably much lower.
To back that up a bit, we’re going to release our latest Android sales data. Before we do, let’s list some of the shortcomings currently plaguing the Android Market" Read in full.