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独立开发者看iOS平台的6大突出优势

发布时间:2011-08-08 18:03:07 Tags:,,

作者:Darrell Etherington

初出茅庐的独立iOS开发者Chris Eidhof此前发文谈论新开发者为何首选苹果移动操作系统(游戏邦注:他目前正在制作自己的首款iOS应用)。Eidhof从6方面分析iOS平台的魅力所在。

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1. 高端平台。用户愿意为应用支付更多费用是因为内容搭载高端平台。

2. 封闭环境。用户更愿意相信应用是因为苹果已进行质量把关。

3. 创新潜力。苹果API(应用程序界面)和手机平台优势才刚开始受到充分运用。

4. 难于网页内容开发。Eidhof的逻辑是iOS开发准入门槛更高,因此越少人会进行尝试,所以作品更容易崭露头角。

5. 优质存储库。苹果现成框架非常优秀,Eidhof认为动画就是个典型例子。

6. 固有高质量标准。Mac和iOS开发者倾向遵守苹果应用和设备的“高质量文化”,苹果预设值帮助开发者从更高起点开始。

我要补充的是iOS就开发商所获实际营收来说仍旧领先Android(游戏邦注:因此它超越所有平台)。Android确实开始日益受关注,颇受关注灵活性的开发商青睐。但目前来看,iOS仍旧是优胜者,能够像亚马逊Appstore那样给予开发商不公平待遇的竞争市场渠道将无法挽救Android形势。(本文为游戏邦/gamerboom.com编译,如需转载请联系:游戏邦

A strong argument for why iOS development is winning

By Darrell Etherington

Fledgling indie iOS dev Chris Eidhof has posted a smart list of the main reasons why a new developer finds Apple’s mobile operating system such an attractive prospect. Eidhof, who is in the process of developing his first software for Apple devices, broke down the appeal of iOS using six main points.

1. High-end platform. Customers will pay more for apps because the devices they appear on are seen as high-end.

2. Closed environment. Customers are more willing to trust apps (and spend money on and in them) because Apple has vetted them.

3. Possibilities for innovation. Apple’s APIs and the benefits of a phone-based platform have only begun to be fully utilized.

4. Harder than web development. Eidhof’s logic is that because the barrier to entry is higher for iOS development, fewer people will attempt it, so it’s easier to stand out.

5. Great libraries. Apple’s readymade frameworks are great, with Eidhof citing animation as a perfect example.

6. Quality in the DNA. Mac and iOS developers tend to strive to live up to the “culture of quality” that surrounds Apple software and devices, and Apple’s defaults help devs start out at a much higher level to begin with.

Eidhof goes into much greater detail about each individual point, so be sure to check out his post in full. I’d also add that iOS is still way ahead of Android (and therefore all other mobile platforms, too) when it comes to actual money made by developers. Android does appear to be slowly gaining favor, and it seems to hold some appeal for developers who want more flexibility with what their apps can access. But for now iOS is still top dog, and competing market channels that can offer devs a raw deal like Amazon’s Appstore  won’t help Android’s situation. Do you think Eidhof is right about why iOS is winning in terms of attracting high-quality developers, or is there something else behind it?(source:gigaom


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