{"id":8551,"date":"2011-04-18T00:00:08","date_gmt":"2011-04-18T07:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.technightowl.com\/?p=8551"},"modified":"2011-04-18T06:50:57","modified_gmt":"2011-04-18T13:50:57","slug":"newsletter-issue-594-the-app-store-versus-the-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technightowl.live\/blog\/2011\/04\/newsletter-issue-594-the-app-store-versus-the-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter Issue #594: The App Store Versus the Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Put yourself in the shoes of a typical software developer who wants to make a living from the sale of apps for mobile gadgets. If it&#8217;s for a smartphone, that developer will need to decide which of the various online repositories to use, not to mention the platform that&#8217;s most appropriate to garner the highest number of actual sales.<\/p>\n<p>For the iPhone, you have a choice of one. Sure, some people jailbreak their iPhones to be able to install apps and features that Apple won&#8217;t permit, but that&#8217;s a fairly small number of potential customers. The vast majority depend on the App Store for the stuff they want, so that&#8217;s probably the best place to go to make a living. However, you also have to compete with over 300,000 apps, with thousands more going up all the time. Do you even stand a chance finding a place in the sun?<\/p>\n<p>So what about the Android OS? Isn\u2019t that platform growing faster?<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s where the rubber meets the road. Yes, it is clear that dozens and dozens of Android handsets, from several large smartphone makers, are moving at a pretty rapid clip. They cover a host of price ranges, so people who find the $199 or $299 subsidized price for an iPhone 4 a bit daunting \u2014 and don\u2019t want to settle on the 2009 iPhone 3GS \u2014 have loads of affordable options. Some are even free, but don\u2019t forget that two-year contractual obligation.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Wait! There's more than meets the eye!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.technightowl.live\/newsletter\/2011\/04\/newsletter-issue-594\/#obligation\"><strong>Continue Reading\u2026<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Put yourself in the shoes of a typical software developer who wants to make a living from the sale of apps for mobile gadgets. 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