Wired: Big four major app stores

Lead: Wired magazine's online edition recently published an analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of Apple's App store, Google's Android harsh, HP App catalog and RIM BlackBerry App World's four major app stores.　　Four application stores have their own advantages and disadvantages, choose which platform depends entirely on the user's own needs. Here's a summary of the article: Mobile apps are critical to the success of tablets and smartphones in the mobile device market.　　Without applications, a tablet is just a digital frame. There are some excellent hardware products in the current market, but the advantages and disadvantages of the mobile platform application ecosystem are as important as the hardware itself.　　From the opening and closing of the platform, from the number of applications to the less, each platform provider has a different understanding of the application. In the past few years, with the introduction of new hardware products, a variety of application stores have emerged, but they are at different stages of development.　　In addition to the hardware itself, the device can be successful, 50% depends on the application. Why is the app store so important? Because the software ecosystem directly determines the length of the life of an electronic product.　　With the latest and best program support, users can get more value from their hardware products. The following are the strengths and weaknesses of the four major app stores in the market today, hoping to provide some reference for users planning to buy tablets and smartphones: 1.　　Apple App Store app shop for better or worse, Apple's attitude is clear: the App Store is in our control. Apple's App Store is a "wall" model, and Apple has a rigorous review of each submitted application.　　To get Apple's approval, programmers need to follow a 7-page application Development Guide.　　The advantage of this rigorous review is that the quality of the App Store application is guaranteed. Advantage: Apple has been working extensively with developers from the outset, and it is now a remarkable effect.　　By the end of May this year, there were more than 500,000 app store applications, more than 85,000 developers, and more than 90,000 ipad apps. The App Store offers developers a chance to get rich.　　Two months after the application was released, developer Steve Demite (Steve Demeter) earned 250,000 dollars and now earns $ millions of trillion. Disadvantage: In the face of such a large ecosystem, developers and users are easily lost. Developers want their programs to be easy to find and download, and users want to find the apps they need as quickly as possible.　　Although Apple has made a lot of effort, it still takes some work to find the application.　　The time it takes for Apple to audit an application varies, sometimes it takes two days, and sometimes it takes two weeks. 2. Google Android Harsh App Store as the second largest mobile application platform, Android Harsh has made remarkable achievements in the two years since its launch. Google announced in May this year that the number of apps on Android harsh is over 200,000.　　Andy Rubin, head of Google's Android division, recently revealed that more than 500,000 Android devices are active every day, Rubin said. The biggest advantage of Android harsh is its openness. Unlike Apple, Google does not review any programs submitted by developers, as long as it is not a malicious or pornographic program.　　As a result, Android harsh has a wide variety of programs, some of which are not found at Apple's App Store stores. The opening of Android harsh is also reflected in other areas, such as installing apps through other app stores, and Apple only allows users to download apps from Apple's official App Store.　　The android harsh is also flexible to download, and users can install apps downloaded from the Web via USB or download separate apk files onto Android devices, much more flexible than Apple iOS devices. Disadvantage: It's hard for developers to profit from Android harsh.　　Data from the research firm, Destino, released in May this year showed that 80% per cent of the Android harsh's paid programs downloaded less than 100 times. The number of tablet applications is relatively small.　　As of early June, there were only 232 tablet-specific applications in the Android harsh.　　In addition, compared with Apple's App Store, Android harsh online for a short time, still immature. 3. Hewlett-Packard App Catalog App Store has also perfected the app catalog store, with its touchpad Tablet PC.　　At present, app Catalog has 6200 webOS smartphone applications, touchpad Tablet PC program for more than 300.　　Hewlett-Packard is now at a disadvantage in the US smartphone market, which is only 2% per cent due to fewer hardware products. Advantage: Hewlett-Packard Senior product manager Jeffrey Ben Jeffrey Ben has said HP has no intention of competing with rivals on applications. Instead, Hewlett-Packard will highlight the best apps through the electronic journal pivot.　　Pivot will present a variety of applications to the user and will be regularly updated and routed to touchpad on a monthly basis. In the App catalog application store, users can easily find the programs they need.　　Theoretically, this means more downloads. The number of inferior applications is only thousands of, with Apple app Storeis a far cry from Google's Android harsh.　　The hardware performance of HP smartphones and tablets is also very general, which directly affects the enthusiasm of developers.　　4. Rim's BlackBerry App World App Store rim launched its BlackBerry Playbook tablet computer This April, but the market reacted flat.　　Advantage: BlackBerry App World app number 3500, this is a good thing for developers because their apps are easy to spot.　　Payment is convenient: BlackBerry App World supports PayPal, and if you want to buy apps, users don't need to create Google Checkout or itunes accounts like Google or Apple users.　　In addition, RIM has created a virtual runtime environment for Android apps on playbook, so users can access both the BlackBerry and Google app stores.　　Disadvantage: BlackBerry App World has the fewest number of apps in the world, compared with three other app stores, which is relatively beneficial for developers. Developers seem to have lost faith in app world. Twitter app developer Seesmic announced at the end of June that it will no longer upgrade BlackBerry apps.　　If this trend continues, App world is having trouble catching up with its competitors in terms of number of apps.　　RIM has previously developed a suite of apps for BlackBerry smartphones, but cannot run on playbook, a huge waste of content.　　The biggest drawback of playbook is that there are no dedicated email, Hitachi, and contact apps that are necessary for just about every app store. Summary: Whether for users or developers, each application store has its own advantages and disadvantages, choose which platform depends entirely on the needs of users. To pursue the quality of your application, you can choose the Apple app Store. If you want to download apps from the outside, Android harsh is the ideal choice. Of course, there are also users who prefer a more convenient and convenient HP or Rim App Store. Whichever platform they choose, they will have at least one common denominator, that is, sooner or later, the game "Angry Birds" will be provided. (Li Ming)