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iOS games make 3.5 times more than Android counterparts

by Mike Schramm (Jan 30th, 2013)

Popular App Store tracker App Annie has released its latest report, and the news is good for iOS developers. Not only is iOS revenue up in general (by about 20% year over year), but it's still about three and a half times higher than Android revenue. Both Apple's App Store and Google Play saw ...

iPhone revenue greater than all of Microsoft's

by Steven Sande (Sep 7th, 2012)

The next iPhone is expected to launch next week and CNN Money decided it was a good time to run a list of superlatives related to the financial impact of Apple's smartphone. To start out with, Apple's iPhone business unit could be a Fortune 50 company on its own. That business unit is already ...

Chitika: Mountain Lion accounting for 3% of web traffic

by Mike Schramm (Jul 27th, 2012)

Web tracking firm Chitika has a stat that's actually not all that surprising: Mountain Lion downloads accounted for a relatively huge percentage of web traffic this week. For all web traffic coming to and from Mac computers, Mountain Lions downloads specifically make up 3% of the total. And ...

iPhone estimated to have generated $150 billion in revenue globally

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jun 27th, 2012)

Apple's iPhone launched five years ago this week and to say it has been successful is an understatement. Based on a Strategy Analytics report cited by AppleInsider, Apple has shipped 250 million iPhones cumulatively worldwide and has generated US$150 billion in revenue from these ...

Google reportedly makes more per iOS device than Android device

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 3rd, 2012)

According to Horace Dediu of Asymco, Google's smartphone revenue per year is on the rise. On the surface, this appears to be good news for Android, but a closer look at the source of the revenue shows that most of this increase is from iOS. In fact, Deidu suggests revenue per device from ...

NPD: Apple generates a fifth of all US electronics revenue

by Chris Rawson (Feb 13th, 2012)

The NPD's analysis of 2011's trends in electronics sales shows that Apple now accounts for nearly one fifth of all US revenue in consumer electronics. HP is in a distant second place, having generated only about half as much revenue as Apple during 2011. Overall, 2011's NPD results show shifting ...

ARM revenue jumps thanks to Apple, Samsung

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 1st, 2012)

Everyone knows that Apple did exceptionally well in the 2011 calendar year. Its revenues are up, its cash reserves are about to break the US$100 billion mark and its stock price is hovering around $455. This boom is not only beneficial for Apple, but, as Electronista points out, it's also a ...

What's a retail employee worth to Apple?

by Michael Grothaus (Dec 12th, 2011)

Every time you walk into an Apple store and are greeted by one of those friendly badged employees you might see someone who wants to help you with your question or grab you the latest Apple product, but when Apple looks at that same employee they see 320,000 George Washingtons. That's right, ...

iOS game revenue survey: 50% of App Store games make less than $3k

by Mike Schramm (Sep 29th, 2011)

Developer Owen Goss (the mind behind Landformer and Baby's Musical Hands) has spent the last few weeks or so putting together a really comprehensive survey on revenue for iOS games and apps, all based on answers from 252 actual iOS developers. He's shared the results on his blog, and they're ...

Report: In-app purchases a strong source of iOS app revenue

by Steven Sande (Sep 22nd, 2011)

iOS app developers who are looking to make big bucks on the App Store should consider using the in-app purchase model, according to a recently published study from Distimo. In-app purchases are a huge source of revenue, accounting for a whopping 72 percent of all App Store revenues. That ...

360iDev: How to make money from a free app

by Mike Schramm (Sep 12th, 2011)

Developer Brian Robbins from Riptide Games gave a fascinating talk today about the apparent paradox of trying to make money off of a free app on Apple's App Store. Originally the App Store had only the two choices of a free or paid release. More recently, developers have a bevy of options for ...

Apple is tops in retail dollars per square foot across US stores

by Mike Schramm (Aug 24th, 2011)

A site called RetailSails has done an analysis of the top global moneymaking retailers per square feet of store space, and guess who comes out on top? That's right, it's Apple, who reportedly picks up over $5600 a year per every square foot of retail store space. There is some confusion and ...

Apple surpasses Lenovo in China sales

by Mike Schramm (Aug 18th, 2011)

Not only are Mac sales going gangbusters in Asia, but the units moving over there have kicked Apple up a notch: The company has overtaken Lenovo for sales in the region. In terms of revenue, PC maker Lenovo (which has been growing rapidly in China and the surrounding region), pulls in about ...

Freemium items may make money for devs, but aren't kept by consumers

by Mike Schramm (Aug 17th, 2011)

The developers behind the iOS game Hungry Shark recently released some statistics showing just how powerful the freemium model (in which customers download an app or game for free, and then support it with in-app purchases) can be. While the game floundered as a paid app, it's gotten much more ...

Apple passes Nokia on its way to the top of the smartphone market

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jul 21st, 2011)

Nokia is on a downward slide. The Finnish handset maker announced its quarterly earnings today and confirmed it shipped 16.7 million smartphones in the most recent quarter. This drop now puts Nokia in third place behind Apple and Samsung. Apple has risen to the top of the smartphone market ...