T****n
发帖数: 6187 | 1 "Back in 2009, we wrote a story on crack mobile developer Larva Labs
lamenting its inability to make a living off top-rated games in the Android
Market. Well, to put it lightly, it ain't 2009 anymore: the Android
ecosystem has expanded exponentially in every conceivable direction, the
Market has taken on tens of thousands of additional apps, and -- according
to one research firm, anyway -- Android has now overtaken BlackBerry to
become the most prolific smartphone platform in the US.
To that end, Spacetime Studios -- the company behind mobile MMORPG Pocket
Legends, which brings in revenue through in-app purchases -- was shocked to
discover that it's making some 30 to 50 percent more from its Android users
than its iOS ones. Furthermore, they're spending more time playing and
downloading the app with far greater frequency, which might be a testament
to the fact that really great apps still stand out in the Market better than
they do in the more mature (and more populated) App Store. The in-app
purchase disparity is a little more difficult to explain, though --
especially since iOS has a slick, integrated purchase mechanism that Google
won't be rolling out in Android for a little while yet. At any rate, the
online mobile economy -- regardless of platform -- clearly still has some
growing, maturing, and stabilizing to do.."
http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/09/profit-shocker-android-bring
android market share jan.2011 | k****f
发帖数: 3794 | 2 在engadget上的帖子，只要有apple相关的，评论数目非常多。
小心果子们发狠，除了给jobs送钱，还大量给app dev送。
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【在 T****n 的大作中提到】
: "Back in 2009, we wrote a story on crack mobile developer Larva Labs
: lamenting its inability to make a living off top-rated games in the Android
: Market. Well, to put it lightly, it ain't 2009 anymore: the Android
: ecosystem has expanded exponentially in every conceivable direction, the
: Market has taken on tens of thousands of additional apps, and -- according
: to one research firm, anyway -- Android has now overtaken BlackBerry to
: become the most prolific smartphone platform in the US.
: To that end, Spacetime Studios -- the company behind mobile MMORPG Pocket
: Legends, which brings in revenue through in-app purchases -- was shocked to
: discover that it's making some 30 to 50 percent more from its Android users
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