I think you misread the posting. It has to do with paid apps. If you eliminate free apps from the download numbers, then things start to look more in line with the article.
Face it, Android is a failure so far in regard to selling paid apps. It seems that some sort of personality problem with Android is the issue. People for some reason think Android apps should be free. I wish it were otherwise, I really do. The only thing that makes sense to me as an Android developer is adding advertising to my apps. I can see no other way to monetize my huge investment of time and effort. The problem with advertising is the current mobile ad providers basically stink. AdSense has a bar so high in their beta program that very few apps can approach. How many apps have 100,000 impressions a day? Not many. AdMob's ads are more annoying than useful, I don't want to have rip-off quizzes or Viagra ads on any of my apps, they will only cause poor market comments or mass uninstalls. Anyone have an alternative? -John Coryat
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