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Yep. I'd go as far as saying that the fact that Android users, on average, are downloading a similar number of apps as iphone users is hardly interesting at all

Yep. I'd go as far as saying that the fact that Android users, on average, are downloading a similar number of apps as iphone users is hardly interesting at all. The average smartphone user just seems to get around 9 free and one or two paid apps per month. What is important is the number of users that are doing this on a particular platform and maybe any associated trends, if they exist. The correct headline for this information is "iphone and android users have similar app download behavior". The actual headline implies that Android app download volume would be similar to iphone volume. That would have been a bit of a sensation (to me)... But that's just not what happened.

dminor 17y ago
On the contrary I'd say that the difference between 1.8 paid apps and 1.1 paid apps per month is pretty big.
glhaynes 17y ago
Honestly I'm kind of surprised the Android numbers aren't higher, since Android device sales so far have presumably skewed heavily toward "geeks" who seem more likely to download stuff just to try it out. Perhaps it's a function of there just being fewer apps available and, of those apps that are available, many may be coming from non-Android Market suppliers?