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You see “market” and think capitalism. By market, I meant, market-share. More users of apple products than android. So if a developer wanted greater reach…

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BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Android has the greatest mobile OS market share. By a massive margin.

But Apple users are far more likely to spend money on apps, making Apple the most lucrative target for mobile developers to target first.

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- Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Not in the US, which is really the only place this app is applicable at the moment.
  
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- ethicallysliced@lemmy.zip ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  
  Android has the greatest mobile OS market share by a massive margin.
  
  It’s my understanding this is true globally, but not for the US, where Apple has ~60% share.
  
  (This app should absolutely be cross-platform though)
  
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  - BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    Fair point. I neglected to consider that we are talking about an app specifically for Americans.
    
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