调查称开发者对苹果iOS支持率仍领先于谷歌Android
据市场调研公司IDC及移动软件公司Appcelertor最近的调查显示,在2760名接受访问的开发者中,多数受访者仍对苹果iPhone青睐有加,但对Android还是缺乏好感。这些开发者认为,Android手机平台过于分散,他们并不认为Android平板电脑在短期内就会增势,并称只有苹果才能为他们创造更多收益。
因为Android用户规模的不断壮大,许多人认为Android对开发者的吸引力也会随之增长,然后就会因此而获得更多独特、运行性能更出色的应用程序,并再度吸引更多用户。但从这项调查结果来看,许多开发者都对Android平台的缺陷退避三舍,这个平台的发展前景仍然有待观望。
以下是该调查结果的相关图表:
从上图中可以看出,苹果iOS在开发者中的支持率仍最占优势,而Android平板电脑虽然发展势头不减,但却并没有多少开发者对该平台感兴趣。
苹果iPhone和iPad分别以91%和86%的开发者支持率领先于Android移动设备,Android手机以85%的支持率位居第三,Android平板电脑的支持率是71%。
对多数开发者来说,Android平台存在的最大隐患仍是平台分裂性问题。
许多开发者最担心的是针对多个平台开发应用程序时所遇到的技术性障碍,其次就是操作系统本身的分裂性问题。
开发者对Android平台的兴趣远超三星Galaxy Tab等其他非苹果平板电脑设备。
有62%受访者认为诺基亚与微软联姻,无助于他们追赶苹果iOS或者谷歌Android,仅有38%受访者看好两者联手的发展前景。
尽管多数开发者不认为两者强强联合可与Android或苹果相抗衡,但还是有42%受访者认为这是今年第一季度最值得关注的大事,其次是RIM的PlayBook采用了Android操作系统。
认为微软WP7远落后于iOS和Android的开发者比例高达59%,这也正是他们不愿意针对该平台开发内容的最大原因。
有48%受访者称对原版应用程序更感兴趣,但认为这两者都很重要的开发者也达到了42%,支持网页应用的开发者仅占10%。
有67%的开发者认为,网页应用的最主要优势是可在多个平台运行。(本文为游戏邦/gamerboom.com编译,转载请注明来源:游戏邦)
Google’s Biggest Mistakes With Android
Android’s momentum with consumers is super strong, but with developers it is flatlining, according to a new survey from research firm IDC and mobile software company Appcelertor.
The firms surveyed 2,760 developers to get their take on what’s happening in the mobile world.
Apple’s iPhone and iPad platforms are attracting more interest from developers than the Android phone platforms.
Developers are shying away from Android because the platform is still too fragmented, they don’t see Android tablets catching on immediately, and they can make more money with Apple.
This is good news for Apple, which is rapidly losing market share to Google’s mobile software.
As Android picks up more consumers, it stands to reason it will could garner more developer interest. As it gains more developer interest, it gains unique, potentially better, applications, making it an even more attractive platform for consumers.
So far, that scenario isn’t playing out as developers are turned off by the shortcomings of Android.
We’ve gathered all the relevant slides and charts from the survey, it’s worth a glance if you’re interested in how the mobile wars are playing out right now.(source:businessinsider)