Comments on: iOS Gains Ground on Android, Still the Best Bet for Developers http://gigaom.com/2011/04/14/ios-gains-ground-on-android-still-the-best-bet-for-developers/ Sun, 19 May 2013 15:46:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Steven http://gigaom.com/2011/04/14/ios-gains-ground-on-android-still-the-best-bet-for-developers/#comment-616761 Thu, 14 Apr 2011 18:38:25 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=330666#comment-616761 “While the data probably doesn’t indicate that iOS will ever rise to overtake Android”

Given that you did not show the profit generated (the only thing that really matters on the ad networks), it is interesting you wrote that. Android has not yet passed iOS in a meaningful (read that as revenue) way yet.

Based on the same dataset (and your report): “iOS remained the top platform in terms of revenue, with 47 percent of the overall smartphone revenue generation picture.”

Isn’t this the number that really counts? And add to this the 18X the revenue from purchased apps, is there a a reason to develop for Android yet?

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