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Don't worry - the gap's not as big as it looks.

9,546 of the Apple Devs only make flashlights

...only about 2,938 of the Android Devs do the same.]]>Jul 5th 2010 4:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/Jul 5th 2010 4:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/
Meh, number !=quality

I for one don't care where everyone wants to develop, I would rather like to see a spread of great developers over multiple platforms (really it is not nice to wish all the good developers only at android)

Plus there are more people using iPhones and as a result it attracts more developers.]]>Jul 5th 2010 4:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/
You forget the fart apps

Also I forgot to mention that start-up developers, especially, are attracted to the more popular platform]]>Jul 5th 2010 4:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/Developers go where the money is. Your average user don't think twice about spending money in the App store since their iTunes account is already setup with CC info, hence you'd be wise to make an iOS app.

Aside from that Its frickin ridiculous that you have to PAY so that you can make a free app and put it on either store. This is why Androids market is dead.]]>Jul 5th 2010 4:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/
If they port Qt to Android and iOS (latter is unlikely as long as God Jobs is alive) that can solve the problem to a large extent. Ofcourse execution is key.]]>Jul 5th 2010 5:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/not the best of comparisons: android is much younger and there's hardly any good android devices here in Belgium (and other european countries), most people don't even know there's such a thing as android...]]>Jul 5th 2010 5:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/Yeah, I really hope that Android gets more DEVELOPERS, DEVELOPERS, DEVELOPERS, DEVELOPERS, DEVELOPERS, DEVELOPERS, DEVELOPERS …]]>Jul 5th 2010 5:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/Jul 5th 2010 5:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/keep telling yourself that]]>Jul 5th 2010 5:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/
Quality not quantity ]]>Jul 5th 2010 5:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/
Being that the joke played both sides of the table, I have no idea how you managed to choose a side?

lol - there's always one of 'em.

Oh well, better t2af than you're usual handle...

]]>Jul 5th 2010 5:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/
your, not you're - idiot.]]>Jul 5th 2010 5:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/I've heard that size didn't matter... ?]]>Jul 5th 2010 5:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/
LOL... this is news??!?! Seriously, what world are you living in?!?!

Android gets 2% of App Download Revenues... wake up!]]>Jul 5th 2010 5:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/
Obviously iOS is not cross-compatible across different standards (ARM, x86, RISC) and only supports hardware manufactured by Apple.

Android is everything I like; a cross-compatible touch-based OS for underpowered devices. It is multi-platform (x86 & ARM), very popular, great UI and java-based so Apps are relatively easy to write. But it is much reliant on the VM so Apps run "slower" and basically to make a port you need to start from scratch.

MeeGo is more "smart" than Android in some aspects. It is exactly like the Android platform except its solution to cross-compatability. Using Qt, it is possible to port existing Linux apps (and there's many) and software is one step closer to the hardware, so it can run "faster". MeeGo also has strict rules on UI, you may apply skins/themes but each version will require the same UX. This is a good thing, you can customize things but there is a limit, so if you used MeeGo on X device you know how to use Y device. There will be several MeeGo versions, each like each other but offer different UX eg Smartphone vs Netbook (for obvious reasons) and all Apps will work on all versions. So MeeGo is "potentially" the best OS available out there (truly, even against Win7) but it has many ways to go before it can compete with Android, and an eternity longer if it were to compete against Microsoft in the high-powered (laptops, desktops) devices sector.

And thats pretty much it, if MeeGo kicks it up a notch you may only ever need to know two OS your entire life: Windows (XP, 7 etc) for high-powered things and MeeGo for the rest. ]]>Jul 5th 2010 6:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/
Don't forget Task killers for Android... LMFAO]]>Jul 5th 2010 6:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/
Why did you correct yourself and call yourself an idiot?
]]>Jul 5th 2010 6:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/Jul 5th 2010 6:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/
Ont the flip side, android isn't contained to one range of devices, so if developers want to reach users on a range of handsets then it'll be becoming more and more the winning option.]]>Jul 5th 2010 6:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/Jul 5th 2010 6:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/I only see approximately 4-5 task killers on the market (and 50% of those are free) . I don't think it compete with the app store's *useless* flashlight/mirrors/farts]]>Jul 5th 2010 6:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/Jul 5th 2010 6:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/Cmon man apple app store has better apps mainly because android is fragmented and google didn't put apps to sd until now. The best apps take a lot of space. Plus there are a lot of apps in android market which just display pics of naked women.]]>Jul 5th 2010 6:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/Jul 5th 2010 6:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/Jul 5th 2010 7:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/Jul 5th 2010 7:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/Jul 5th 2010 7:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/
The rest are making themes.]]>Jul 5th 2010 7:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/Jul 5th 2010 7:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/Who the shell are you calling a hater. I am being honest about the shortcomings of android. ]]>Jul 5th 2010 7:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/Jul 5th 2010 7:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/Hell*]]>Jul 5th 2010 7:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/Dude if you dont elaborate your comments you are gonna be downranked. Yeah I know that app was pathetic but atleast apple removed it.]]>Jul 5th 2010 7:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/That's a much higher percentage mate]]>Jul 5th 2010 8:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/
When you're in the lead, you don't want to make it easier for someone to go elsewhere. You want your advantages to be exclusive, and the developer base is Apple's advantage.]]>Jul 5th 2010 8:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/Jul 5th 2010 8:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/Jul 5th 2010 8:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/
If you remove that kind of "apps", the count goes down a lot.]]>Jul 5th 2010 8:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/Jul 5th 2010 8:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/
I predict the majority of developers will be WP7 and Android very soon, anyway!]]>Jul 5th 2010 9:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/MeeGo is a Windows replacement as well. No reason we need Windows anymore if we have Linux and it runs anywhere we please...

Aside from Windows Media Center, does Windows have anything Ubuntu/Linux Mint do not? Matter of fact, MythTV may be better than WMC anyway.

MeeGo isn't designed for constrained resource environments, though Linux, by nature, is less resource hungry than most desktop OSes, and hence MeeGo should be as well.]]>Jul 5th 2010 9:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/I'm not sure why Android users are so smug about Flashlights and Fart apps. There are PLENTY of those on the Android Market too. Soundboards, font packs, duplicates for lite/full versions, DROID flashlight(s), etc. Don't pretend like they don't exist just to prove a point because it's simply not true and just about everyone knows it. ]]>Jul 5th 2010 9:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/

Oh... wait.
]]>Jul 5th 2010 9:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/ I find these numbers to be off... the Google rep at IO stated they had 90k developers. They are counting big name app developers like capcom and others and of course the more tenured developers will have more apps in the more tenured appstore/OS .... and what do you expect a new comer to have more than something that has been around twice as long? because I dont expect that... at least not yet.]]>Jul 5th 2010 10:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/Jul 5th 2010 10:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/When in my comments did I criticise apple app store]]>Jul 5th 2010 10:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/
Well said, really, that was good. MeeGo is pretty had and has tons of potential.]]>Jul 5th 2010 10:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/05/ios-has-a-bigger-dev-army-than-android-but-will-cross-platform/
Plus, after actually toying around with a few Android devices, I've come to the (highly personal and highly opinionated) conclusion that the majority of apps on the market are either utter garbage or just not very useful. I know I'm stepping on a lot of toes here, but there's only so much you can do with a Borat soundboard on your phone (until you get bored and decide to replace it with a Bart Simpson soundboard).

If your major interest is in mobile gaming, fine; I'm sure plenty of neat games have been written for Android. However, I've come to notice that the word "app" has become a buzzword which people have started throwing around like confetti. Companies have grown wise to this and have started using the word to make money. For example, up here in Canada, Bell had the audacity to run an ad whose slogan reads "The best apps work on the best network!" -- horseshit, if you ask me. With mobile browsers improving by the month/year/other increment of time, there are really only so many (read: few) non-game apps that a user actually needs.

Say what you will, but I feel like out of all the companies, Nokia offers (or plans to offer, rather) the most down-to-earth "no BS" approach to mobile telephony. MeeGo definitely shows promise in that it will allow the essentials to be ported for use on a mobile device. The result: a simple but effective mobile computer, not a toy that makes an array of noises when you poke it.]]>Jul 5th 2010 10:58AM