Android Apps Are Most Affordable, But More Expensive In Europe
If you compared the Apple App Store, BlackBerry App World, Google Android Market, Nokia Ovi Store, and Windows Marketplace, what order would you GUESS their applications are in terms of average price? You might (or might not) be surprised that Android Market has the cheapest applications in that regard, at least according to Distimo.
Here is a chart comparing the average prices for each platform:
If you have enough idiots adding $1000 applications into the mix it can greatly skew things, but I think this speaks volumes about Android’s Open Source nature and the willingness of developers to offer FREE solutions. And if they’re free and ad-supported? I absolutely welcome those – after all, isn’t that the Google way?
An interesting twist is that compared to the US, UK & Japan, applications in “The Euro Zone” (Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain) were priced significantly higher by their counterpart developers on average.
Interesting conversation fodder but nothing ground breaking. Nonetheless, let’s hope Android Devs continue to pump out free and cheap goodies. PS: That doesn’t mean I’m not willing to shell out a pretty penny for a well polished app/game I truly need/want and will use.
[Via TechCrunch]