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Originally Posted by Sil_liS
What makes you think that the revenue from ads is included at all?
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I don't know, the data doesn't say, but thanks to another report we know that iOS is also more profitable for developers who choose to monetize their apps with ads.
The iPhone leads the smartphone OS pack with an average eCPM of $2.85. Though it is closely followed by Android devices (at $2.10). The rest of the mobile phone field is significantly behind.
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The iPad in particular gets the highest effective cost per 1,000 impressions (eCPM) of all devices, which is $3.96.
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Apple in Q3 accounted for 37% of all mobile ad impressions on its network, with Samsung (SSNLF.PK) the second-most popular at 24%, and the rest trailing some ways behind, Adfonic says. It will be interesting to see what happens in Q4. In its AdMetrics report, Adfonic notes that Apple increased its lead over Samsung by three percentage points without much impact from the iPhone 5, which only hit the market at the end of the period.
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The facts above show that there is no economic argument in favour of developing for Android over iOS. The only salient argument I can think of from a business point of view is that there are so few high-quality Android apps that a very talented developer has a greater chance of distinguishing him or herself with a polished app on Android than on iOS.
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Originally Posted by elcreative
holymadness, give it up... you're just feeding the Apple haters and providing a nice target for the Android lovers...
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It's actually much better now than it was a couple months ago, if you can believe that. Most of the anti-Apple chorus has given up its chanting and only the truly hardcore remain. Even they don't make any real effort at debate.
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Originally Posted by HansTWN
Just analyzing the situation as it is, I have no horse in this race --- actually I will get a Nokia Lumia 920 later this month and I just switched from a WebOS/Android tablet to a Surface RT. So I can hardly be called an Android lover. But the Android wave is rolling and Apple is taking steps back, rather than boldly stepping up to the plate and bringing us new things.
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Apple has revolutionized the tech sector twice in the last half decade. Its competitors have been impelled to slavishly copy its every move to keep up. No other company has come close to their ability to "bring us new things," in any industry. It is a bit much to expect them to do it every three years for eternity, which does not preclude them from producing the highest-quality devices and platform in the market, or from doing it again someday.
As for your neutrality:
