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Originally Posted by David Marseilles
The main reason for the non-investor to attend to marketshare is get an idea of how software availability will be in the future. Not just in sheer number, but in quality. It's not the only thing that matters (monetization does as well), but a huge platform lead will draw development.
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It will draw development from companies big enough to pay for developer staff for
both platforms (Amazon, Netflix, Pandora, etc) but for companies that do not want to play on both sides, it will probably be iOS for the foreseeable future. Companies that want to make money simply aren't ignoring iOS in favor of Android yet.
There are several apps that I have for my iPod touch that I can't get for my wifes cell phone. Yes, there are apps that
mimic what these apps do (Instapaper, for example. Real Racing for another. OneNote for iOS) but I can't get her
those apps from
those developers that she likes using on my device, and I've found nothing that works so well as them for her phone.
Fast Company says that '
the pace of App Store sales is accelerating at a rather rapid rate' and that developers have made 2.5 billion developing for the 200 million iOS users.