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Developer, Featured, Gadgets, Gaming, News - Friday, April 26, 2013 13:00 - 6 Comments
Amazon Appstore challenging Google Play as Australian launch looms
news Australian Android users will soon have an alternative source for sourcing paid and free mobile apps, but will they embrace it? Yes, if the first analysis of Amazon Appstore sales figures – which suggests the site is rapidly increasing its appeal to US consumers as a source of paid apps – is any indication.
Whereas Apple’s iOS devices can only download apps from Apple’s iTunes App Store, Android’s relatively open app distribution model has fostered competition between providers as a number of third-party app stores work to tap into their customer base and offer their own value propositions. For example, Amazon’s Appstore offers one paid application for free each day.
A new report (download it here, registration required) from mobile app-monitoring company Distimo has found that the Amazon Appstore, in particular, has already become a strong alternative distribution mechanism for Android apps – in particular, games – despite only recently announcing it would expand outside the US, where it launched exclusively in 2011 to the consternation of many eager Australian Android developers.
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