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iOs still has a higher adoption rate than Android. The App Store is still number one in revenue.

No, this will not crush Apple.

Yes, this might not crush Apple, the article itself doesn't make much sense. The App store, however is number one in the revenue not because it's "better", it's mainly because Apple users are rich (and more likely girls) [1][2][3], and most Apple users buy their iPhones as a 'show off' device than a thing they want to use to its extent. Of course, rich people buy more. They don't buy because they need, they buy because they want. Rich girls will continue to exist.

[1]: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-20092784-71/study-android-...

[2]: http://www.theatlanticcities.com/jobs-and-economy/2013/06/ma...

[3]: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/06/iphone_owners_high_i...

So basically the upper class uses iPhones, and that is bad because...?

It's not bad. Just that the criteria for "better" app store/market should not be based on that, which many people tend to do. We're not looking at the same kind of population. Of course, that still means a developer would want to develop preferably for the app store just because of the money involved.

Yes, App Store is number one in revenue.

Android has something around %80 of the smartphone market. Higher adoption rate? Laughable. Not because Android is better, but because its cheaper.

The feature phone of this generation.

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