Google’s operating system, the Android, is activating 44% more devices each day than Apple’s operating system, the iOS, this according to the recent article “Do Apple Apps or Android Daily Activations Matter Most?” published in Forbes.com and written by Eric Jackson.

Jackson reported that the daily activations of Android devices is up to 550,000 a day; while the daily activation rate of iOS devices is close to 382,000.

Despite the Android’s market share triumph, Jackson reported that mobile application or app developers continue to flock to develop on the iOS platform.

Based on a Flurry study, 57% of new app projects starting now are for iPhone/iPad and 15% are for iPad; while only 28% of new app projects were for Android.

“The market share numbers seem to matter less to these developers than getting paid now, so they’re continuing to build out the iOS app ecosystem,” Jackson wrote.

Early this month, Apple reported that since the inception three years ago of the Apple App Store, the company has paid over $2.5 billion to app developers.

Other than the monetary compensation, what do you think are the additional reasons why majority of the app developers choose to develop apps under the iOS platform?

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Apple announced last Thursday that the total mobile applications or apps downloaded at its App Store surpassed the 15 billion mark. This announcement came just days before the third year anniversary of the Apple App Store, which was launched on July 10, 2008. To date, Apple App Store offers more than 425,000 apps.

The 15 billion apps, according to Apple, were downloaded by more than 200 million iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users worldwide. And out of the 15 billion downloaded apps, Apple reported that the company paid over $2.5 billion to developers. At the App Store, Apple follows the 70-30 scheme; that is, 70% of the app revenue goes to the developers, while 30% of the revenue goes to Apple.

In a statement, Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing, said, “In just three years, the revolutionary App Store has grown to become the most exciting and successful software marketplace the world has ever seen.”

During the first quarter of this year, Apple’s arch rival, Google, announced that its mobile app store, the Android Market, has over 200,000 apps and the total downloaded apps surpassed the 3 billion mark.

In the article “Understanding the Mobile Market and How It Impacts Your Business” published in Business2community.com, Manish Sehgal cited these mobile app benefits:

1. Doesn’t necessarily require an internet connection to work,

2.  Creates a captive user experience, promotes your brand’s icon on the user’s desktop, and

3.  Can use the device’s hardware capabilities.

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According to the recent report by HotCloud Mobile, Inc., a vertically  integrated wireless telecommunications company, the worldwide demand for mobile applications or mobile apps is “set to explode in the next three years.”

HotCloud Mobile reported, “The total value of the (mobile app) market could grow to $17.5 billion.”

In a statement, Patrick Mork, head of marketing for GetJar said, “The global market for wireless applications will soon be worth more than the market for traditional music.”

David J. Bleeden, CEO of HotCloud Mobile, in a statement said, “The new equipment: iPhones, Android phones and smart phones in general, have ignited this market. Technology like GPS, which can identify where a user is geographically and target ads or offers to them based on this information, has really added to the usefulness and popularity of apps.”

Just a couple of years ago, Apple, with the introduction of the iPhone, iTunes and the App Store, laid the groundwork for the app boom.

Bleeden added, “Apple’s iPhone created a new market, but the app developers have given the iPhone life through developing useful functionality for it. It’s going to be really exciting to see how these apps evolve.”

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