Excellent news for Android users who hate purchasing stuff: in keeping with new numbers from Netherlands-based mobile analytics group Distimo, there at the moment are more free apps available for Google’s mobile OS than the iPhone, at 134,342 to 121,845. There are some things to contemplate here: first, when one adds free iPad-only apps, the entire selection of gratis iOS apps increases to a more competitive 132,239. After which there’s Apple’s sometimes rigorous vetting process, which has probably played a task in its numeric slippage — in spite of everything, this report doesn’t highlight such things as legality, repetition, or the general variety of apps devoted to making farting noises . Also, Apple has much more premium apps, giving it the general lead at 333,124 to 206,143 — but between Android’s rapid growth and what the report terms iOS’s relative stagnation, Distimo expects Google to take the pinnacle spot in five months’ time, outnumbering iPhone and iPad apps combined — a coarse scenario for Cupertino to stomach, for sure, but at the least the corporate will still have Windows Phone to kick around your time longer. [Source link requires registration]
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