Not like we haven't seen this  dog-and-pony show before,  but Flurry's latest round of analytics -- which measured revenue of 11  million daily active users from mid-January through the end of February  2012 -- shows Amazon's Appstore pulling in a shocking amount of revenue  given the short  life that it has lived. Apple's strength in sales has been well documented, but  the latest report shows that for every $1 generated in the iTunes App  Store, $0.89 is being spent in the Amazon Appstore. Looking more  broadly, the numbers show that just $0.23 are generated in the Google  Play halls for every $1 spent in the App Store, but that's hardly a new  phenomenon; the ease of sideloading (amongst other factors) has raised  complaints from Android developers for years now. Flurry's conclusion is  that Google's core strength simply isn't in running a store --  something it's about  to do once more with Android slates -- while both Apple and Amazon  excel in doing just that. Curiously, Windows  Phone and BlackBerry were left off of this report, but we're hoping  to see those cats thrown in the next 'go round. After all, RIM sure  seems certain  that its developers are making out just  fine.                                                                               
Sunday, 1 April 2012
Flurry's analytics: Apple's App Store revenue still leading, but Amazon Appstore close behind
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