Just a few stats for discussion, and no mention of
that company that inspires so much rage around here.
Developers look at these numbers, and they have a direct bearing on the richness of the ecosystem.
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there are nearly three times as many paid apps on ***'s App Store (211,369, by Distimo's count) as on Google's (71,801).
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for a variety of reasons, Android generates far fewer runaway hits. The most successful app in the Android Market, with more than 50 million downloads, is a Google freebie: Google Maps. Nothing else comes close.
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In the Google Android Market however, only two paid applications have exceeded more than 500,000 downloads (but under 1 million) worldwide to date
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There are five games in Google Android Market with over 250,000 downloads worldwide. In the *** App Store for *** ten games generated more than 250,000 downloads in the United States alone in two months.
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http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2011/05/...on-apples-ios/