Perhaps - users who have newer, more expensive phones are more likely to purchase applications.
Truth or BS? Take a guess :) 17.03.2011 1:46 пользователь "Zsolt Vasvari" <zvasv...@gmail.com> написал: > Well, I don't trust the numbers they are showing for my app, either. > > I also have 2 versions, a free and a paid version. > > The free version is showing that 1.5 + 1.6 = 7.4% vs. 2.4% for the > paid version. While I am no statistician, I believe this cannot be > right. I suppose it's possible that the free version of my app is > used in poorer countries where paid apps are unavailable, but should > that correlate with an older Android version? My guess would be no. > > > > On Mar 16, 9:51 pm, Justin Giles <jtgi...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > For example, 1.6 is shown as as having a 4.8% share in one, 7.1% in >> > the other -- they are not even close. So, my theory to discontinue >> > 1.5 and 1.6 support became much murkier as I have no way of knowing >> > which number is right and which one is BS. >> >> It's not a matter of the overall averages in regards to v1.5 and 1.6. I >> would focus more on what your actual app percentages are instead of the >> average over the whole Market. For instance one of my apps has a total of >> about 15-20% at v1.5 and 1.6 (spread evenly between the two). I was >> thinking about discontinuing support for 1.5 until I saw this. This is >> almost 1/5 of my user base that I would have alienated if I had done so. >> Keep in mind that these percentages vary greatly to what the Market average >> is. I think the Market average stuff is just to give you an idea of the >> Android version trends more than anything else and you should treat it >> accordingly. And, since, in theory, the new statistics are updated nightly, >> I would think that the market average numbers are more accurate than the >> weekly/bi-weekly updated stats on the market share page. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
