Apparently so. I've read before of the developer that changed his app from 99 cents to free due to overwhelming piracy installs (he could at least recoup some money due to in-game advertising). Android wasn't designed to make apps any cheaper; it's the operating system that's free to handset makers. It's a bit of an urban myth that Android is for free apps and iOS is for paid; all of my iOS devices have more free than paid apps on them (and the ones I have bought are almost uniformly 99 cents, something I don't mind paying). iOS users have been shown to be more likely to spend money on apps, but they tend to use their devices for far more than it's core functions as well (last data I saw had mobile Safari capturing about 70% of mobile internet activity). Other factors include with iOS you have one source of apps unless you jailbreak it, and even then many jailbreakers will stick with the Cydia app store solely. There are numerous sources to download Android apps, and you can sideload them as well. Android attracts some tech-savvy users due to it's open architecture; these users could be more willing to install apps from free sources or see it as an extension of the 'openess' of the OS.
On Aug 23, 2012, at 12:55 PM, Luke Jaconetti <[email protected]> wrote: > Not trying to be funny here, but is Android piracy really that big of > a problem? > > I thought that the Android model (adopted from Apple) was to make the > apps affordable so that people were willing to spend the money to buy > them legitimately and not get them illegally? And from what I have > read that model seems to be making companies a lot of money. This BBC > article features a lot of stats which I had not seen previously about > the amount of illegal downloads for cheap apps. > > Again, not being funny: Is this really as big a problem as this action > seems to suggest it is, or is the level of piracy in the Android (or > Apple if you prefer) market being overstated as part of a broader anti- > piracy campaign? > > On Aug 23, 10:40 am, Cary Preston <[email protected]> wrote: >> Pretty aggressive move. I'm assuming they are trying to send a message to >> piracy sites. >> >> ** US seizes Android piracy sites ** >> US authorities shut down three Android app piracy sites in their latest >> effort to restrict copyright infringement on the internet. >> <http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-19347543> >> >> ** Disclaimer ** >> The BBC is not responsible for the content of this e-mail, and anything >> written in this e-mail does not necessarily reflect the BBC's views or >> opinions. Please note that neither the e-mail address nor name of the sender >> have been verified. >> >> Sent from my iPhone > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.
