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Originally Posted by ProfCrash
I have read many an article that shows that while there are fewer people with IProducts, there are many more apps because people with IProducts are willing to pay more for apps. Pure anecdotal evidence here but I see this at Board Game Geeks on a regular basis. An app is released for a popular game. The price point is $5. Keep in mind, this is a port of a board game that costs around $50 a pop. The IOS users are all on board, the Android users state that they hope the price comes down when it comes out on Android.
My conclusion, at least in this area, that there is more incentive to build a solid app for IOS because it is more profitable. People will pay a higher amount. The Android port can hold off for a while because they are not going to sell as many at the more profitable price point.
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Not all of the Android phones on the market are iPhone competitors. In fact, there are just a handful of models out of all the Android models sold that are similarly high-end as the iPhone is - the rest seem to be for price-sensitive consumers.
I would bet that consumers with those higher-end phones would purchase apps at a clip similar to the iOS consumers. But you can't expect the rest of the Android market to act like high-end consumers.