Fragmented Android is pushing more and more developers to embrace Apple

For a specific user working with a specific device, Android fragmentation problems like it is not there. But software developers see the entire platform and know how golovnyaka causes all this variety of form factors and screen resolution, which today are full of android backgrounds. Author John Evans, Computerworld shows that for large developers is a good reason to focus his forces, first and foremost, on Apple devices.

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Many consider "the breadth of choice" real innovation, however, according to the BBC, the fragmentation of the Android platform is making the development of software products are too expensive pleasure.

Expensive, complex, fragmented

From time to time All Android-users accused the BBC, that by equipping their Web service iPlayer new features, the company in the first place, it updates the iOS-client. The charge was dismissed because of "lack of evidence" that Apple OSes unduly favored.

Instead of "proyablochnogo" favoritism, BBC Trust has resulted in a number of very logical reasons why the Android-client iPlayer development behind its iOS-brother. To a greater extent this is due to "the complexity and high cost," the development of applications for Android.

The company also notes several other explicable reasons that developers are limited in time and money, prefer Apple's mobile OS:

• For Apple, the degree of involvement of users above devices
• Android is fragmented
• Android development is complex and costly

Why would a party where no one comes?

"The fact that the degree of involvement on the Android-devices is lower than on iOS», is in favor of why the software on both platforms develop unevenly.

We have to admit that it makes sense - the budget is limited, and if the company is going to spend a certain amount of cash on the establishment of a the product is much better to focus on one group of users who are more likely to use will be proposed solution. Simply put, for the iPlayer iOS-users - a more logical target market.

In addition, BBC notes how fragmented the Android platform:

It has been observed that the development for Android differs from the development for iOS. While iOS provides a relatively homogeneous environment, Android is fragmented (approximately) on 4 th. devices from 600 manufacturers.

After considering the use of features of change options, it was concluded that over time, the difference in the degree of involvement for iOS and Android is likely to disappear. But it was decided that a smaller number of form factors with a greater number of devices and their demographic prevalence (in absolute and percentage terms) - is more acceptable for on-demand services BBC. Therefore, given the scope of audience and return on investment at the moment it is more expedient to direct resources to the iOS-developing.

To Apple-fans, this news is good for the fact that the BBC also believes that "the development of Android increases the complexity and cost of product. "

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Developing for Android continues

However, all this does not mean that the BBC is not interested in the content delivery All Android-users who are already using the company's online services from their devices. Not so long ago, developers have adapted the All Android-version to run on 10-inch tablet, while for iOS out only a small patch that fixes minor bugs. iPlayer came under both platforms in 2011.

BBC decision on setting priorities in the development of its mobile products once again confirms that the Google will have to perform a lot of work to make its mobile platform more attractive to developers. Well, or to proselytize those users who have not yet finally accepted the company's credo.

Held under the bold line, what difficulties experienced developers to create products for "Killer Apple», when they try to implement the same user experience on different devices. And it seems that in the nearest days, these facts can be key in the upcoming announcements Apple. Although, of course, the most devoted followers of Android steadfastly ignored all the arguments (or break out another stream of dissenting comments - approx. trans.).

— Jonny Evans, Computerworld.