But why?  Greater and greater numbers of developers have been pouring all their expertise and effort into Apple's mobile operating system and seem to be turning away from Android.  Developers list several reasons why they prefer it over Android's language, not the least of which are ease and convenience, but also a greater variety and freedom to experiment, and probably most significant, iOS was better designed.  This may not come as a huge surprise, if you've read my previous work, you'll have probably noticed my shoutout to the fragmentation of Android's software.  Is this bad news for Android?  Perhaps, but the numbers for iOS over Android are not so massive that Samsung will have to lose a lot of sleep over their custom-app market. 

"A survey of more than 3,600 Appcelerator Titanium developers has revealed that they would rather develop mobile apps for iOS than for Android.

iOS led Android by 16 percent in the Appcelerator/IDC Q2 2012 Mobile Developer Report. Fifty-three percent of the respondents believed that iOS was winning in enterprise app development, whereas only 37 percent believed Android was. The survey's numbers for consumer app developers indicated a similar preference for iOS.

The preference for iOS actually begins with clients and consumers, not with the developers themselves, said Nathanial Trienens, director of mobile for Fuzz Productions.

"We develop whatever we're asked to develop," Trienens told TechNewsWorld. "Our clients are making decisions about what apps they want, and our clients are more inclined to choose iOS apps over Android, [since there are] higher download and adoption rates for iOS apps."

In short, developers adapt to enterprise and consumer demand, rather than trying to predict it, said Trienens."

Source: Tech News World

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