[nwp90]

Except that it doesn't measure the actual using at all; I seem to recall there being rather more interesting stats than just vanilla "market share" in the iOS vs Android comparison that show that while more people have Android devices, more people with iOS are spending more on, and using more Apps.

[batoure]

So again we see that apple has been good at getting the platform profitable here is a great article that breaks this down. It ends up being less about the fact that iphone apps are better per say (which I think they often are) but more about the fact that significantly more apps for android start out free.

http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/03/11/the-surprising-number...

but your statement about usage is wrong see the following article on app use:

http://www.cnet.com/news/most-iphone-applications-gathering-...

[gress]

That cnet piece doesn't in any way contradict the parent's comment.