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Zotero for Android available for beta tests

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Re: Zotero for Android available for beta tests

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Post by feitingen »

carlosjobim wrote: post #24
retskrad wrote: post #16

It's funny how on the desktop, Windows has more apps and developers generally target it before MacOS. On mobile, it's the opposite where developers make apps for iOS first and release the Android version months/years later, even though Android has a 70% marketshare in mobile.

Android users don't want to pay for apps, that's why they get lower priority in general.

This is also self-reinforcing, since apps worth paying for are released on ios first.

Re: Zotero for Android available for beta tests

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Post by thaumasiotes »

acdha wrote: post #26
retskrad wrote: post #16

It's funny how on the desktop, Windows has more apps and developers generally target it before MacOS. On mobile, it's the opposite where developers make apps for iOS first and release the Android version months/years later, even though Android has a 70% marketshare in mobile.

It all comes back to revenue: Android has twice the market share but users are about as third as likely to pay for apps / in-app purchases so the market is a lot more even than it might seem. I don’t think that’s because android users are significantly more inclined towards piracy but rather that there are really two groups, and the ones who bought the cheapest phone they could find contribute market share only for f…

> and the ones who bought the cheapest phone they could find contribute market share only for free apps.

This can't really be true; it would imply that the actual value of all phone apps is zero, and the only reason people pay for them is that they need to get rid of some cash.

Re: Zotero for Android available for beta tests

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Post by tomrod »

carlosjobim wrote: post #24
retskrad wrote: post #16

It's funny how on the desktop, Windows has more apps and developers generally target it before MacOS. On mobile, it's the opposite where developers make apps for iOS first and release the Android version months/years later, even though Android has a 70% marketshare in mobile.

Android users don't want to pay for apps, that's why they get lower priority in general.

Indeed. Fdroid is amazing compared to the hot mess of ads of the play store.

Re: Zotero for Android available for beta tests

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Post by bluish29 »

dylmye wrote: post #23

Zotero got me through university. If their app supports Chromebook this could make them even more useful for new students on a budget.

Although this would be useful. Students currently using Chromebooks can still use it. Install connector(extension) from Chrome app store and choose save to library (online zotero library) instead. It is annoying that you will need to do that with every addition to the library but this will work.

Re: Zotero for Android available for beta tests

#37

Post by jampekka »

thaumasiotes wrote: post #34
acdha wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It all comes back to revenue: Android has twice the market share but users are about as third as likely to pay for apps / in-app purchases so the market is a lot more even than it might seem. I don’t think that’s because android users are significantly more inclined towards piracy but rather that there are really two groups, and the ones who bought the cheapest phone they could find contribute market share only for f…

> and the ones who bought the cheapest phone they could find contribute market share only for free apps. This can't really be true; it would imply that the actual value of all phone apps is zero, and the only reason people pay for them is that they need to get rid of some cash.

If someting isn't paid for it has no value?

Re: Zotero for Android available for beta tests

#38

Post by dotancohen »

thaumasiotes wrote: post #34
acdha wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It all comes back to revenue: Android has twice the market share but users are about as third as likely to pay for apps / in-app purchases so the market is a lot more even than it might seem. I don’t think that’s because android users are significantly more inclined towards piracy but rather that there are really two groups, and the ones who bought the cheapest phone they could find contribute market share only for f…

> and the ones who bought the cheapest phone they could find contribute market share only for free apps. This can't really be true; it would imply that the actual value of all phone apps is zero, and the only reason people pay for them is that they need to get rid of some cash.

A more compelling argument might propose that the paid or expensive apps are simply not appealing enough to those whose primary factor when selecting a phone is price.
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