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[–] catty@lemmy.world -1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You see "market" and think capitalism. By market, I meant, market-share. More users of apple products than android. So if a developer wanted greater reach...

[–] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Android has the greatest mobile OS market share by a massive margin.

But Apple users are far more likely to spend money on apps, making Apple the most lucrative target for mobile developers to target first.

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 4 points 1 day ago

Not in the US, which is really the only place this app is applicable at the moment.

[–] ethicallysliced@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Android has the greatest mobile OS market share by a massive margin.

It’s my understanding this is true globally, but not for the US, where Apple has ~60% share.

(This app should absolutely be cross-platform though)

[–] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Fair point. I neglected to consider that we are talking about an app specifically for Americans.