据Baird Research最新调查报告显示，尽管目前有许多工作室都在开发Android应用，但在接受访问的250名开发者中，鲜有人对Android平台的现状表示满意，有87%的受访者认为，Android平台的分裂性问题不容忽视。

该调查表明，目前有71%的开发者正面向Android平台开发应用，这一比例超过了iOS，后者的开发者支持率为62%。

不过游戏邦获悉，在这87%对Android平台分裂性表示不满的开发者中，各个工作室对该问题的严重程度评价不一。有13%受访者认为“这确实是个问题”，有33%认为这是一个“影响重大的问题”，另外还有24%的开发者直言“这是个极为严重的问题”。

Android Fragmentation survey

该报告指出，“一般而言，开发者都更希望选择一个像苹果App Store一样统一、单独的应用商店体验。”除此之外，开发者对Android平台的另一大怨言是，该平台的应用检索困难，产品曝光率过低。

针对应用曝光率问题，Baird的调查报告显示，iOS仍是这方面的佼佼者，其次是黑莓，而Android在这一点上的服务仍然不甚理想。

游戏邦认为这份调查结果表明，尽管Android的开发者支持率超过了黑莓和Symbian，但开发者仍然认为iOS平台更容易创造收益，苹果平台仍是个最理想的开发选择。（本文为游戏邦/gamerboom.com编译，转载请注明来源：游戏邦）

87% of developers brand fragmentation a problem for Android

A brief glance at the latest survey of 250 developers by William Powers of Baird Research paints a picture of an industry enduring a marriage of convenience with Android.

While most studios are now supporting Google’s platform, few seem to be especially happy about it, with the majority labelling fragmentation a ‘problem’ with the OS.

Android anger

The two stats combined suggest that working on Android is inevitable for developers looking to monetise their releases, but large portions are unhappy with the ecosystem.

Baird’s numbers claim 71 percent of developers now develop for Android, ahead of iOS on 62 percent.

When asked their views on whether fragmentation is a problem with the platform, however, 87 percent branded it as some kind of issue – though the level of its impact differs studio to studio.

The big issue

For example, 13 percent stated fragmentation is only ‘somewhat of an issue’, while a dominant 33 percent went further and claimed it is a ‘meaningful problem’.

An additional 24 percent plumped for the option with the strongest language available, branding fragmentation a ‘huge problem’.

“Generally, developers seem to prefer a unified, single store experience like Apple’s App Store,” Baird said of the numbers delivered in the report.

Making money

Developers also believe their apps are harder to find on Android.

“iOS continues to lead,” Baird said of app visibility, “followed by Blackberry, with Android still receiving poor marks in this category.”

The results suggest that studios believe their apps have more chance of making money on iOS, and that Apple’s platform is the easiest to develop for – although Android did come comfortably ahead of rivals BlackBerry and Symbian on that score.（source:pocketgamer）