1Apple WWDC
2iOS Market Momentum
3Apple App Store
There are 425,000 apps in the App Store. Google just hit the 200,000 plateau for the Android Market in May. However, Verizon and Amazon also sell Android apps through their stores, which Google isn’t accounting for. Still, Apple has at least double the apps. The numbers don’t mean much by themselves, but most people argue Apple app quality is better.
4iPad Apps
5iPad Sales
6App Store vs. Android Market Installs
7App Store Payouts
8Books
9Music
10Apple Eats Android
From a simple assumption that there are multiple manufacturers producing Android devices, one might expect that Android would eat the Apple platform alive. However, it’s Apple that clearly has the upper hand at this stage of what will be a long, bloody battle.