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Originally Posted by holymadness
The facts above show that there is no economic argument in favour of developing for Android over iOS.
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This is incorrect and a touch disingenuous. You do know this particular discussion is about android vs. Apple, and not Samsung vs. Apple, don't you? You merely listed Apple ad impressions vs. Samsung. Funny you neglected to list the rest of the android numbers. But if you add up Samsung + HTC + LG + Sony + Motorola + Other (which are likely all android) you get 49% for android vs. 37% for Apple. So it would appear that Android is garnering most of the ad impressions. Even if you want to argue that Apple has a higher eCPM, well then probably at best for Apple you have a wash with android in terms of ad revenues.
As for there being no reasons for developers to flock to android, one could argue that till the cows come home, but bottom line is that the android app market is experiencing significantly higher growth rate than iOS. A year ago iOS had 180,000 more apps than android. Today they have the same amount. So, developers are disagreeing with you too. They are choosing Android at a higher rate than iOS. They know where the money and the future is.