This is a repost from FreshBlocks.com. The original is here.
Differences Between Android and iPhone Development
January 26th, 2010 in Blog
Google Android and Apple iPhone are currently battling out for market share. Data for December is now out. For developers, there are quite a bit of differences between iPhone and Android development. Deciding whether to choose one or do both?
iPhone Android Fees $99 Yearly $25 One-time Profit Cuts 30% 30% Development Language and Environment Objective-C, Cocoa Touch Java, Java EE Development Tools XCode with DashCode, Interface Builder and iPhone Simulator Eclipse with Android SDK Plug-in Carrier/Network AT&T Verizon and T-Mobile Current Version 3.1.2 2.1.0 Review Time Approximately 2 weeks. Open Conference Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) Google I/O Current Market Share (North America) 54% 27%
Lastly, Analysts at Gartner seem to believe that Android will overtake the iPhone in 2012.
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