BBC: Google's Android racks up its 10 billionth app download

Published: 6 December 2011

Source: BBC

CCS Insight was quoted in this article about Google's Android racking up its 10 billionth application download.

"Apple announced the 15 billion download mark in July so it's clear that Android's momentum in device activations is translating to application downloads and usage," said Geoff Blaber from analysts CCS Insight.

"We'd expect Android to overtake Apple in application downloads in the first half of 2012. However, added Mr Blaber, such swift growth posed a challenge of how to help customers discover useful software from all the other code on offer. It's an issue for developers and consumers alike but a significant opportunity for whoever solves the problem first," he said.

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