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I was thinking about this the other day...

Should I get an iPhone? In my country the Android has 90% market share but... richer or artistic people mostly have iPhones. They probably spend more on apps and services as well.

So, to make money, should I get an iPhone and build apps for iOS? (Of course, I'm rooting for Android to reach the same quality in the long run)

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Hey swah- do you want to develop apps for home country or for the US?

I used to have an android version- but it was so difficult to maintain two code bases.

Also it's very difficult to make (decent) money in the app store just by selling your app.

Wherever there is more money to make :P

(I think EasyTaxi is the only big app hit from Brazil in the last few years).

Studies have shown you make a lot more from IOS apps than Android. There is a culture of "we already have it, and it's free" with Android that makes monetization tough.

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