Apple AppStore makes 6x more revenue than Android Market

21 December, 2011
Analysts from Distimo also reveal that the Apple AppStore is a huge hit in China.

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  • 27 Dec 2011

AnonD-16809, 21 Dec 2011no matter where u get them from u must acknowledge their ha... moreso it costs millions of dollars and takes thousands of hours to make an app? LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL... I think you need to rephrase that. And crapple users can get unpaid apps too. Dont you dare try and peg that only on android users. The samse could be said about music and movies as well. Or anything. that is completely off point here.

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    • Anonymous
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    • 27 Dec 2011

    Blankman, 21 Dec 2011Which is why Apple get the best apps and first. Android... morePopularity does not mean crap

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      • Anonymous
      • eeM
      • 27 Dec 2011

      Anonymous, 22 Dec 2011Except for Apps that require real time processing access to... moreJust because you don't have true multitasking doesn't mean crap.

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        • Anonymous
        • eeM
        • 27 Dec 2011

        ..., 22 Dec 2011**** you all. Android sux. I still remember my first G1 T-m... moreIf you would do your research you would know that the Iphone itself is a copy.

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          • Anonymous
          • eeM
          • 27 Dec 2011

          ALonZo, 22 Dec 2011Wow so many angry Android fans, especially the one below wh... moreUm.....
          Until four posts down under you it's only Apple defenders and the fourth one is nothing extravagant and over an hour before your comment....So I'm confused.

          And Iphone is overrated. I would not call it garbage though. But HEAVILY HEAVILY HEAVILY overrated. And it is not better. Just because you like Apple better does not mean the os is more stable or that it feels more premium. But at what you pay I would like to boast that it had a premium feel too.

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            • Anonymous
            • eeM
            • 27 Dec 2011

            AnonD-1544, 22 Dec 2011 It's really funny! Because although android has much more... moreThere is no way you are an Android user unless you are forced to be because you can get an Iphone.

            People prefer Apple in a majority because it is more popular. Everyone has Apple and says oh it's the best.....popularity doesn't mean crap. The most popular music in the US is pop music that sounds the same and all has singers that can just carry tunes and have about 2 octaves. Same lyrics and music and overplayed. Meanwhile you show them people who can sing and have 3 or 4 octaves and have well thought lyrics and sing to different genres it's crap. It's all over the radio and over played again and again and again. People live their lives claiming how amazing their music is and that those unique ones are garbage. Pretty much same with Apple and Android.

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              • eeM
              • 27 Dec 2011

              AnonD-9023, 22 Dec 2011I don't agree that part about low,medium and high markets. ... moreLOLOLOLOLOLOL! Where do I start?...Ok.
              Ipad cheapest and best??? You are high as a kite. Anything Apple is almost guaranteed to cost a couple hundred more because it's Apple. Seconde...Where is it the fastest or best?

              Next Laptops.. For $1200 for a mac air or a Samsung.
              Samsung/Apple
              17.3LED(1600x900)/11.6LED(1366x768)
              I7Quad Core(2GHZ-2.9GHZ)/I5Dual Core(1.7Ghz-2.3GHZ)
              BLrom,DVDRW,CDRW/None
              750GB HD/128GB Flash
              8GBRam/2GbBRam
              2GB Dedicated Graphics 1344MHZ/Built in up 350MHZ-1.15GHZ and Allocated memory
              Bluetooth 3/Bluetooth 4
              4 USB Two 3.0 and 2.0/2 USB 2.0 and a Thunderbolt
              HDMI/Not
              Multi Card reader/None
              Wifi B,G,N/A,B,G,N
              http://www.samsung.com/us/computer/laptops/NP-RF711-S03US-features
              http://www.apple.com/macbookair/specs.html

              So where are you getting your info? You are getting a vastly greater amount of everything with the Samsung.
              And rich spoiled "kids" as you put it go for Apple. Since when did they go for another company in majority?? And People like them find it easier to go to Apple because everyone has it and tells them it's the best. Most of them don't take the time to find or need something better. They need something now and sadly it's Apple that has the NAME and POPULARITY.

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                • Anonymous
                • eeM
                • 27 Dec 2011

                Anonymous, 22 Dec 2011Free quality apps (iOS) > Free themes (Android)Apple=expensive fashion accessory
                Android=less expensive machine or epic

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                  • Anonymous
                  • eeM
                  • 27 Dec 2011

                  Anonymous, 22 Dec 2011When you Android fans understand that specs aren't everythi... moreSpecs are not everything...But they mean more then you want to give credit for because you lack them...Just like anything else though...if its not on an apple product then its useless. HD was useless til apple got it. And wow somehow apple supposedly having 100000 kids and adult apps means Android doesnt have great quality kids and adult apps... You have great logic. And others dont sell?? So because more brainless idiots or the misinformed get ipads and bring more sales to apple means that others suck and dont sell at all?????????????

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                    • Anonymous
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                    • 27 Dec 2011

                    Anonymous, 23 Dec 2011if i were a game/app developer, i will developed for ios! w... moreUm not everyone is stealing. First off thank you. Second of course some developers go to Apple because they know there are billions of dumbies that will pay anything for anything. This however does not mean that plenty of people do not develope for Android...cause plenty do and there are many great top notch apps and developers also make profit off the adds. And people can jailbreak their Iphone and do the same thing.

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                      • 27 Dec 2011

                      Anonymous, 23 Dec 2011Maybe it's because it has ugly graphics compared to iPhone ... moreAnd your whole response does not make sense. The poster said 4s and then you replied well thats because it is ugly compared to the 4s version.......

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                        • 27 Dec 2011

                        Anonymous, 23 Dec 2011Maybe it's because it has ugly graphics compared to iPhone ... moreI'm gonna go out on a limb here and guess you obviously were not expecting anyone to watch the vids. The GS2 did not lag, freeze, skip, and mess up once. Please point out were it did. And the only major difference between the two was the camera recording them. And UGLY? POOR? How? Please I would LOVE for you to show me where the GS2 had ugly or poor graphics...or anything

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                          • 24 Dec 2011

                          possibly as uyou have to buy everthang on apple......jus sayin

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                            • 23 Dec 2011

                            Anonymous, 23 Dec 2011Gotta laugh! The iphone4s is got the worse battery life. I'... moreMaybe it's because it has ugly graphics compared to iPhone 4S version? just like gta 3 sgs2 has ugly graphics compared to iPhone 4S.

                            http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=c1dRTlslP6M#t=76s here's iPhone 4S graphics, looks amazing! also perfectly smooth.

                            here's galaxy s2 graphics, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUxx3XbOea0 not so amazing :) actually very ugly. That's like two different games, it looks so much better with iPhone 4S. Didin't even know that.

                            Also it doesn't run smoother like you said like you see from those videos, iPhone 4S can handle 4 car in screen perfectly smooth with those amazing graphics.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • SiG
                              • 23 Dec 2011

                              [deleted post]Gotta laugh! The iphone4s is got the worse battery life. I've got a mate who's got an iphone4s and his battery runs down like water running down a hill. Its been apple's major flaw since the tried to upgrade the iphone4 to the level of the sgs2. I recently downloaded asphalt 6 free on my sgs2 and his. When we load the game same time his takes a longer time to open and not as smooth as mine when playing. If you doubt google battery problem with the Iphone 4s and not the Iphone 4. I hate it when people try to make the iphone look perfect its not.

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                                • AnonD-35293
                                • tuh
                                • 23 Dec 2011

                                I still support apple bcoz app very nice graphic,fully gaming,fully app and many more not like other phone also not support something,apple good touch not like other i used android phone comparing with 4s but i sold back my android phone like sgs ii,sensation xe,note bcoz many apps not support yet also small game hd support very bad la,,,if u all wanna look many app and game to buy just take apple ipad or iphone,,,

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                                  • AnonD-9023
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                                  • 23 Dec 2011

                                  Anonymous, 23 Dec 2011Yup, the specs themselves are good enough. See, android tab... moreThere is lot of difference between iCloud and others.

                                  For example if I backup in android I can't restore it unless I use same account and only if phone is activated and it's same with iOS. Infact it back up ur settings , position of icons , volune u setted during last use , data inside apps , whole data including how many times u played a song etc etc.
                                  Android doesn't have such functionality. Everything must be done manually like by using Kies (Kies is lot worst than iTunes). Or 3rd party apps.

                                  iPod touch 3rd gen has 256 MB Ram and it runs games like infinity blade 2 and great applications like GarageBand(500 MB). Who cares specs if u don't have good apps ?

                                  Coming to SD-slot as far as I know why do u need it ? U tell me that android phones never use a PC/Laptop ? If that's the case Samsung won't give u Kies software.but that's the case everyone uses PC atleast once a week. (smartphone users).

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                                    • RKk
                                    • 23 Dec 2011

                                    Anonymous, 22 Dec 2011When you Android fans understand that specs aren't everythi... moreYup, the specs themselves are good enough. See, android tabs bring USB host functionality, system wide file management and immense codec support in hardware. That makes them more PC like. I love the great base functionality provided by honeycomb. It will just improve by ICS. All I had to install quick office pro and ez-pdfreader from the market. And it gives me a very pleasant web browsing, light document reading experience.

                                    As for the guy who believes, wanting data on your physical memory being 1999, well get some sense. Your iCloud is always slower than any commercial flash memory. Plus your data is in someone else's domain. Of course, we understand that you trust apple. ;-). But I don't. And it consumes data to merely operate.

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                                      • AnonD-23432
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                                      • 23 Dec 2011

                                      lol, not big deal in it. i am using SG2 and Iphone4 and frankly i have nothing on my Sg2, all cheep apps.! where as ive tones of apps on my iphone and ive not paid for anything. And its good that there is a competition goin on between android and ios coz apps store started giving loads HD full games for free and ive downloaded almost 10 HD games for free last week. Forget about all these.. I hate my SG2, just bcoz of the pooorest battery life i have ever experienced on mobile. i don carry it , i just keep it on my room. I am so unhappy with cheep android apps. even if u check the user comments on apps of android market, users themselfs has commented on most of the apps that it is so cheep and waste , dont download it. The only thing i luv on my GS2 over iphone is the screen size and widgets. Rest all iphone. i dont care ppl talk abt depending up itunes and all, but it has loads of advantages as well, it is the best way to organize songs. i am planning to sell my SG2 and purchase samsung note, hope it has a better battery life. its shame that ive a smart and i cant carry it. battery wont even last for a day. real shame. i am game lover and wen ever i gets free time i relax my mind playing games and SG2 dissapointed me with poooooooooooorest battery life every with over heating and cheep quality games and apps.!

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • CRm
                                        • 23 Dec 2011

                                        Anonymous, 22 Dec 2011Aren't Apple's Appstore's revenues higher because most of t... moreyup, revenue comes from fee-paying customers.. if the apps are mostly free, where the heck does the revenue come from?

                                        even angry birds series are free in Market.. not mentioning the recent 10c apps promo..

                                        it's kinda expected for AppStore to get much more revenue than Market simply because they force customers to pay for most of the apps..