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Are iPhone owners more willing to pay for applications than Android owners? Or are Android developers just more excited by freely giving their apps?
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Something’s occurring with these two app markets which have different make ups, consistent with Royal Pingdom . Pingdom surveyed the App Store and the Android Market and discovered that only 30% of the apps in Apple’s store are free, while 65% of the apps within the Android Market are free.
Why the disparity? Pingdom speculates that maybe more Google developers are just hobbyists or tinkers who can get their app in store because they don’t need to tackle Apple’s gate keepers. Another important factor, Google only supports paid apps in 13 countries.
It’s also much easier to install pirated software on Android phones than it’s miles Apple phones. So perhaps this pushes down sales.
Maybe it’s just cultural? Google gives away Android. Apple would not.
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