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At the recent Le Web conference in France, Google Chairman Eric Schmidt declared that “Android is ahead of the iPhone now.” According to Schmidt, Android’s success is due to “unit volume, Ice Cream Sandwich,” because “the price is lower” and because “there are more vendors.” Yet developers still shy away from it. Why? The largest single factor that appears to impact developer support for the platform is the consumer’s ability to pay, for every $1 a developer makes on in-app purchases on the iOS platform they make $0.24 on Android. (via App Developers Bet on iOS over Android this Holiday Season)

At the recent Le Web conference in France, Google Chairman Eric Schmidt declared that “Android is ahead of the iPhone now.” According to Schmidt, Android’s success is due to “unit volume, Ice Cream Sandwich,” because “the price is lower” and because “there are more vendors.”

Yet developers still shy away from it.

Why? The largest single factor that appears to impact developer support for the platform is the consumer’s ability to pay, for every $1 a developer makes on in-app purchases on the iOS platform they make $0.24 on Android.

(via App Developers Bet on iOS over Android this Holiday Season)

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