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From: Kelly G.	1/11/2013 1:01:17 PM
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Market share constantly seems as the #1 factor that most everyone posting on the topic of iOS vs. Android. I and others here have always tried to point out here why this doesn't really matter much in this case. 1) Apple still controls 70% of the profits 2) Apple developers still prefer overall to develop first for iOS 3) Vendors develop for the iPhone first since there are so many Android models 4) Buyers of cheap Android phones upgrade and often upgrade to iPhone 5) Android continues to be fragmented in many different ways There is a nice discussion of the Mistaking Android Market Share for Platform Value in the following article: The Network Effect: Why Apple's iOS Will Win The Platform War Over Google's Android - Seeking Alpha

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