Appcelerator and IDC have released their Quarterly Mobile developers survey report. This report will give you an idea of developer's willingness to work on particular platform, their concerns and faith in the platform.
Here is a quick summary from the website below :
Windows Phone 7 is indeed gaining moment but that didn't come up in the report. There has been a drop in developer's interest for both Windows Phone 7 and Blackberry OS resulting in 7 points drop and 11 points drop for WP7 and blackberry OS respectively giving Microsoft and edge and resulting in WP7 being more preferable ( 29 % - 27 % ) when compared to blackberry OS.
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Read the full report here. The report is filled with concerns related to Android fragmentation while iOS and WP7 have managed to escape this demon. Developers though aren't as eager to develop on WP7 when comepared to Android ( because of it's reach of course ) as of now. Here are some key points from the report :
I'll certainly like to see this report again when Nokia adopts and pushes WP7 to the masses. We'll have a much optimistic picture then. Drop in your views.
via CNet
Here is a quick summary from the website below :
Appcelerator and IDC surveyed 2,760 Appcelerator Titanium developers from April 11-13 on perceptions surrounding mobile OS priorities, feature priorities, and mobile development plans in 2011. The survey reveals that developer momentum is shifting back toward Apple as fragmentation and tepid interest in current Android tablets chip away at Google’s recent momentum gains. The report also reveals the rise of the ‘mobile cloud’, a major trend towards connected mobility that promises to partially address the issue of fragmentation and radically transform the relationship between business and customer.
The Appcelerator-IDC Q2 2011 Mobile Developer Survey Report, taken April 11-13, shows that interest in Android has recently plateaued as concerns around fragmentation and disappointing results from early tablet sales have caused developers to pull back from their previous steadily increasing enthusiasm for Google’s mobile operating system. While this opens the door a crack for new entrants, nearly two-thirds of respondents believe that it is not possible for Microsoft, RIM, HP, and Nokia to reverse momentum relative to Apple and Google. Underscoring the fluidity of the mobile ecosystem and in a peculiar turn of events, recent simultaneous drops in developer interest in Windows Phone 7 and BlackBerry OSes move Windows Phone 7 ahead of BlackBerry to claim the third spot in developer interest.
Windows Phone 7 is indeed gaining moment but that didn't come up in the report. There has been a drop in developer's interest for both Windows Phone 7 and Blackberry OS resulting in 7 points drop and 11 points drop for WP7 and blackberry OS respectively giving Microsoft and edge and resulting in WP7 being more preferable ( 29 % - 27 % ) when compared to blackberry OS.
Microsoft edges RIM to become the third horse, but there is not much cause for celebration in Redmond as respondents’ interest in Microsoft and RIM dropped substantially compared to last quarter. Microsoft fell seven points, with only 29% of developers saying they are ‘very interested’ in the Windows Phone 7, while BlackBerry phones dropped eleven points to 27%. On the upside, and in part as a result of Microsoft’s partnership announcement with Nokia, Windows Phone 7 interest fell four points less than BlackBerry to make Microsoft the new number three in developer interest behind Apple and Google.
Read the full report here. The report is filled with concerns related to Android fragmentation while iOS and WP7 have managed to escape this demon. Developers though aren't as eager to develop on WP7 when comepared to Android ( because of it's reach of course ) as of now. Here are some key points from the report :
Despite Android’s apparent plateau and potential slight pullback, the road to becoming number two will be long for either Microsoft or RIM. 62% of respondents say it will be impossible for anyone to catch up to market leaders Apple and Google. Beyond market share concerns, however, Microsoft’s biggest problem with developers may simply be available time as noted by the 46% of respondents who indicated “I have my hands full with iOS and/ or Android.” In addition to landing major distribution partnerships and exploiting Android’s fragmentation and security holes, making app migrations from iOS and Android to Windows Phone 7 easy and profitable for developers will be critical for Microsoft.
I'll certainly like to see this report again when Nokia adopts and pushes WP7 to the masses. We'll have a much optimistic picture then. Drop in your views.
via CNet
