For the second quarter, more apps were developed for Apple’s iOS and Android interest declined. The key: all those credit cards available via iTunes, a new report claims.
A surge in development for the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch was reported by in-app analytics company Flurry. Apple’s mobile platform comprised 57 percent of development, up from 54 percent in the first quarter. Meanwhile, interest in developing Android apps continues to slack, dropping to 28 percent, down from 36 percent.
Apps for the iPad now account for 15 percent of development, up from 10 percent, the researchers said.
“From the developer’s point of view, the most attractive aspect of the iOS consumer audience is that they all have credit cards on file with iTunes,” the report said. “This means 100 percent of them can seamlessly pay for apps in in-app purchases.”
The report concludes the App Store “offers a powerful business opportunity to developers and has attracted leading mobile developer support.”
Ed Sutherland is a veteran technology journalist who first heard of Apple when they grew on trees, Yahoo was run out of a Stanford dorm and Google was an unknown upstart. Since then, Sutherland has covered the whole technology landscape, concentrating on tracking the trends and figuring out the finances of large (and small) technology companies.
4 responses to “Devs Flee Android For iOS As Easy Credit Trumps Open Access”
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