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Apple’s App Store: 15,000 apps. Google’s Android Marketplace: 800 apps (venturebeat.com)
2 points by transburgh on Jan 23, 2009 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


Apple's app store supports charging for applications. Google's does not. Given that the work involved in developing an app for either platform is roughly comparable, it's not at all surprising that there would be more offerings for the iPhone/iTouch ecosystem.




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