Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG)’s Android, an open architecture cell phone operating system, has the most downloads but applications developed for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s iOS operating system generate the most revenue, according to a new study. iOS outspaced Android in revenue generation A recent study from App Annie, which reviewed download data from app stores in 150 nations, found that during the 2nd quarter of 2014 applications downloaded from Google Play were at 60 percent higher levels than the Apple App Store. Perhaps most interesting, however, is that the Apple App Store significantly outpaced Google Play in terms of revenue generation,…
Android Leads in Downloads, iOS Leads in Revenue
Mark Melin
Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.