Android set to overtake iPhone in app downloads by summer

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Post by evo_9 » Tue, Oct 11, 2011, 3:54 PM UTC

Android set to overtake iPhone in app downloads by summer
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Re: Android set to overtake iPhone in app downloads by summer

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Post by coob » Tue, Oct 11, 2011, 4:33 PM UTC

The ASP of iOS apps is ~$0.24 (asymco). What is the ASP of Android apps?

Re: Android set to overtake iPhone in app downloads by summer

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Post by kinofcain » Tue, Oct 11, 2011, 4:34 PM UTC

I look at those charts and think "Buy AAPL". Seriously: if the horrible, dreaded, Android "winning", second-place future for Apple is continued exponential growth then they're tremendously undervalued.

Re: Android set to overtake iPhone in app downloads by summer

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Post by nhangen » Tue, Oct 11, 2011, 4:43 PM UTC

I'd like to see a separate chart of paid download comparisons. My bet is iOS dwarfs Android where it counts.

Re: Android set to overtake iPhone in app downloads by summer

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Post by maykelange » Tue, Oct 11, 2011, 4:45 PM UTC

nhangen wrote: post #4

I'd like to see a separate chart of paid download comparisons. My bet is iOS dwarfs Android where it counts.

for how long ?

Re: Android set to overtake iPhone in app downloads by summer

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Post by nhangen » Tue, Oct 11, 2011, 4:52 PM UTC

maykelange wrote: post #5

nhangen wrote: post #4

I'd like to see a separate chart of paid download comparisons. My bet is iOS dwarfs Android where it counts.

for how long ?

I don't see Android overtaking iOS paid downloads anytime soon. The customer core is much different (I'm talking average Joe) and the Android market is a cluster... for many reasons.

This might change with the Kindle Fire though, and I actually expect that market to grow very quickly. Question is, does that count?

Re: Android set to overtake iPhone in app downloads by summer

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Post by buster » Tue, Oct 11, 2011, 5:08 PM UTC

nhangen wrote: post #4

I'd like to see a separate chart of paid download comparisons. My bet is iOS dwarfs Android where it counts.

Probably because there are more free or ad-supported apps on Android then on iOS ;)

It's like 2/3 of Android apps are free, where as only 1/3 of iOS apps are free: https://www.mylookout.com/appgenome/

Re: Android set to overtake iPhone in app downloads by summer

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Post by nhangen » Tue, Oct 11, 2011, 5:24 PM UTC

buster wrote: post #7

nhangen wrote: post #4

I'd like to see a separate chart of paid download comparisons. My bet is iOS dwarfs Android where it counts.

Probably because there are more free or ad-supported apps on Android then on iOS ;) It's like 2/3 of Android apps are free, where as only 1/3 of iOS apps are free: https://www.mylookout.com/appgenome/

Because the app economy on the Android market doesn't support it.

Re: Android set to overtake iPhone in app downloads by summer

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Post by buster » Tue, Oct 11, 2011, 5:27 PM UTC

nhangen wrote: post #8

buster wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Probably because there are more free or ad-supported apps on Android then on iOS ;) It's like 2/3 of Android apps are free, where as only 1/3 of iOS apps are free: https://www.mylookout.com/appgenome/

Because the app economy on the Android market doesn't support it.

What do you mean by that?

Re: Android set to overtake iPhone in app downloads by summer

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Post by mcantelon » Tue, Oct 11, 2011, 5:43 PM UTC

buster wrote: post #9

nhangen wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Because the app economy on the Android market doesn't support it.

What do you mean by that?

I think nhangen means the Apple community is more "first world".