Android To Surpass Apple’s App Store In Size By August 2011

[Vehl]

There’s no doubt Android Market will at some point offer more applications for download and/or purchase than Apple’s App Store, as the latter’s growth has been slowing down of late, while the Android application store’s growth rate has been accelerating.

In a recent report, app store analytics company Distimo forecasted that Android would surpass the App Store in size before the end of July 2011.

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According to the firm, Android Market added 28,000 new apps in April 2011, whereas Apple lagged behind with only 11,000 new apps.

more here

http://techcrunch.com/2011/05/05/android-to-surpass-apples-app-store-in-size-in-august-2011-report-exclusive/

The larger App store was the only remaining claim of superiority Apple had over Android..Even this appears to be fast ending.

[hlthe2b]

1. So... should we put this on the calendar?

Seriously... different strokes for different folks. Why the often combative nature of the competition-- seems just bizarre to me and I have owned both.
That said, I will say I actually do appreciate that apple apps undergo some level of review. I appreciate that the dog fighting/killing app would not have made it to the iphone. But, I understand the opposite viewpoint as well.

[regnaD kciN]

2. There's also the matter of quality...

...and, personally, I find that a lot of Android apps are sorely lacking in that respect compared to iPhone/iPad ones. Part of that also has to do with compatibility -- while Apple developers have only a few platforms on which to aim their product, Android has dozens of them. I have found it a common occurrence to download an Android app to my tablet, and find it isn't compatible with the hardware I own.

[AlabamaLibrul]

3. I'm very happy to hear this

I just sent one Android to California and I have two more going to Guam tomorrow.

:hi:

[Buzz Clik]

4. Makes sense considering the open source.

I doubt that I'll need that many apps for my phone.