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RE[3]: Comment by Nelson
by JAlexoid on Fri 28th Mar 2014 07:19 UTC in reply to "RE[2]: Comment by Nelson"
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You could say that, but there is pervasive carrier billing for other platforms. Windows Phone has carrier billing in 34 countries.

And as Apple has shown it's largely irrelevant.

Its amazing that you've seen more instances as compared to a figure I never divulged.

It's amazing that you don't see the irony in my statement.

Piracy IS an issue despite the collective head in the sand attitudes of some here.

Piracy is a problem that companies deal with. It's not the reason that some companies doge Android development. It's not even one of the top reasons.

iOS has a different demographic, they're strongest in developed countries, major markets.

That is the main reason for iOS's ecosystem success. Where piracy and other things are largely irrelevant.

I wouldn't say no difference, but honestly when your demographic is a harder sell in the first place, you need to try harder than Apple.

Harder sell and discoverability are not the same thing, thus you see that the majority of revenues in app markets are taken by the top X developers.

Yes, or protect porting investments. Guarantee revenue if its over a threshold, but less than a cap.

BB and WP are not in the same league as Android and iOS. They need to get developers to their platforms, so they will do anything. No matter how many developers doge Android, Android is not in the same boat as BB or WP.

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