i am sick of hearing about piracy on android and how paid apps on android do badly compared to paid apps on ios. i understand that it is impossible to purchase apps without a credit card but then i think same applies on the iPhone as well. do the right thing. do not pirate.
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^ Badly is an understatement. Google would be embarrassed if they had to compare the numbers. I guess pirated apps are one of Android's "benefits", one reason why developers shy away from this platform. Are there any apps that were considered revolutionary on the Android platform and then ported to iOS? I am not aware of any atleast! Even apps ported to Android for some reason do not work the same way they do on the i* devices, whether intentional or otherwise is debatable.
apps that are considered revolutionary on android cannot work on ios because Apple does not allow them to. it is as simple as that. i can safely say ios users would love the kind of apps we have on android... airdroid and the likes. which are simply not doable on the ios platform. noticed a tweet from a friend today. he loves sparrow email client on his iPhone. but he was sad that he cannot make it his default email client. users on iphone cannot make chrome or opera or firefox their default browser. apps like sparrow and tweetbot would not come to android because the developers claim their love for everything apple. good for them.
apps like sparrow and tweetbot would not come to android because the developers claim their love for everything Apple. good for them.
or it could be monetary befits, thats why they don't want to spend time to develop for android.
Apple has created this aura around itself that they are a royalty and can dictate to the consumer, and consumer is dumb enough to fall for that, hence they have $500 Billion in their coffers. Yaa sure good for business but bad for innovation and the consumer.
Even my technologically challenged grandma hates the concept of itunes and syncing the whole hard drive if she wants to add one extra paath puja bhajan or shabad.
3 cheers for My grandma pls.:thumbup:
or it could be monetary befits, thats why they don't want to spend time to develop for android.
Apple has created this aura around itself that they are a royalty and can dictate to the consumer, and consumer is dumb enough to fall for that, hence they have $500 Billion in their coffers. Yaa sure good for business but bad for innovation and the consumer.
Even my technologically challenged grandma hates the concept of itunes and syncing the whole hard drive if she wants to add one extra paath puja bhajan or shabad.
3 cheers for My grandma pls.:thumbup:
Well, According to this report which is 6 Months old, IOS Apps Generate 6 Times the Revenue of Android Apps.
iOS Apps Generate 6 Times the Revenue of Android Apps | Gadget Lab | Wired.com
But this Gap will Narrow Rapidly As the No Of Android Users are Growing Exponentially
iOS Apps Generate 6 Times the Revenue of Android Apps | Gadget Lab | Wired.com
But this Gap will Narrow Rapidly As the No Of Android Users are Growing Exponentially
Real utility apps in Android almost always have a free version. Its obvious more people will go to the free version as compared to the buyers of premium versions. If u can make do with a few ads here or there in a free version, then y do u need to buy it? As far as other apps are concerned, which involve some novelty factor for people, there are people like me too, who buy them. I saw Smart Tools and found it something different. So i got it.....its a different fact that i havent used it much till now. Point is.....many Android users do buy apps, piracy is reducing IMO. But the very fact that apps have ad supported free version, is a major factor for Android apps seeing less revenues than iOS apps.As a common man, i would prefer to buy something which doesnt charge unnecessary premium for its name, and also doesnt have "essential" sort of apps selling at premium.
^ While you make some valid points regarding purchase behaviour, I don't agree that piracy on Android is reducing. The numbers just don't indicate so. I remember mentioning even on this forum some time back how poorly apps sell on Android, even if they are popular across platforms. What is worse is that just like with Windows, many people don't even realise they are pirating an app (there are many who think they have 'paid' for Windows when they have actually bought a pirated a CD / DVD for 50 bucks). Google IMO has simply failed to curb piracy on Android. As developers of mobile apps, we sometimes wonder if it is part of a 'plan' from Google.
I agree with ur point on Windows. Years back even I didn't knew that I used pirated stuff. But these days the AV companies are making a lot of fuss around this. They run emotionally blackmailing ads on radios that their AV suite costs less then the scratch guard that u buy.....and people are slowly realizing now.So atleast when I like an app, I do buy it, or if I can't afford, I don't use it at all. But no pirating. Atleast my outlook towards pirated apps in cell and even for PC's has changed.U can imagine that if my outlook has changed, then it is a notable thing! 
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