From the Flurry Blog:
Anecdotally, developers consistently tell us that they make more money on iOS, about three to four times as much. To be sure, we pulled a sample of in-app purchase data from a set of top apps with versions on both iOS and Android, comprising of several million daily active users (DAUs). Running the numbers, we find that, on average, for every $1.00 generated on iOS, the same app will generate $0.24 on Android.
Developers follow the money. Duh.
Definition of an ‘Apple fanboy’ and those that use the term from The Loop
I’m proud to be one.
In his UXVenture blog, a personal hero of mine, Travis Lowdermilk, discusses The Perception Game:
I’ve seen this time and again. Especially in the tech industry. There are great products, that have been well researched, carefully crafted, and still flop under the weight of user perception…
I agree that perception plays a huge factor in getting attention, but perception can only go so far… Travis then goes on to give Apple a whole lot of credit:
…But Windows Phone is not flying off the shelves. People aren’t waiting in long lines or getting into fist fights over the last box in stores. Why is that?
I think, in large part, it’s because Apple has done an amazing job of convincing people that Microsoft products are “uncool” or “dated”.
I think they’ve done an even more amazing job of convincing people that Apple products are “cool” and “magical”. And they’re not doing this by ads alone, but by also delivering on their promises.
Microsoft is losing the perception game because of their years of over-promising and under-delivering. Like other 20-somethings, Microsoft dominated my life growing up. My formative years are filled with memories of their flagship product, Windows, plaguing me with BSODs, viruses, and struggle.
I haven’t tried Windows Phone 7 Mango yet, but I have heard good things and I definitely think WP7 deserves a bigger share of pie than Android. But first Microsoft has to dig out of the hole it has created for itself.
Mark Driscoll from his Good Wine, Glad Hearts Sermon:
A couple of things, if you were raised in the legalistic church are this. One, some say, “Oh, when the Bible says wine, it doesn’t mean wine.” What does it mean, pony?
I mean, when it says wine, it means wine. Okay, when it says God, it means God. When it says hell, it means hell. It just—the Bible speaks of wine frequently, and every time it does, it means wine. Some will say, “Oh, well, it speaks of new wine and new wine is wine that’s not fermented, doesn’t have alcohol.” But, the Bible says that, “Don’t get drunk on new wine.” So, obviously, new wine still has alcohol. Some—how many of you were told that the Christians only had mixed wine? Wine that was mixed with water to dilute it, okay? They lied to you.
Mixed wine does not refer to wine that is diluted with water. Only once in your Bible, Isaiah 1:22 does it speak of wine that’s mixed with water and there, it’s condemned because what it is is certain people are trying to sell wine and they’re diluting it with water. They’re ripping off their customers. Merchants are ripping people off, so it’s unacceptable. And when it speaks of mixed wine in the Bible, in Psalms and in Song of Solomon Chapter 8, it speaks of mixed wine as being wine that is mixed with spices to give it additional flavor. Sometimes, it refers to wines that are mixed together to create a particular taste for the palette and, as well, occasionally mixed wine is wine that is mixed with fruit to create such things as a dessert wine.
Okay, and so, the other thing, too, is the Bible does speak of grape juice. In Number 6:3, it speaks of grape juice. So, if God was speaking about grape juice, it would seem that he would say grape juice, right? If he has a word for wine and he has a word for grape juice, and he meant grape juice, it seems like he should have used it, rather than speaking wine. My point is simply this. When the Bible says wine, it means wine. And when it says grape juice, it means grape juice. Now, here’s what we’ll get into. First of all, the point that all Christians agree on, that drunkenness is a sin, okay? We all agree on that. To get drunk is a sin. The Bible’s clear on this. Paul says in Ephesians 5, “Don’t get drunk.” I don’t know how much more emphatic and clear you can get than that. “Don’t get drunk.” What does drunk mean? Drunk means drunk. Wine means wine. “Don’t get drunk.”
A startling look at abortion by John Knight: Hitler Killed Disabled Children and So Do We
Hitler’s personal physician, Dr. Karl Brandt, created a registry of children with disabilities and a panel of doctors who would decide who should live and who should be killed. Soon it would include adults. More than 200,000 physically or cognitively disabled people would be killed between 1939 and 1945 in Germany.
This was not a single aberration in human history perpetrated by a madman — people with disabilities are frequently the first to be targeted for destruction. And when that practice becomes acceptable, it expands to include more and more people who are “considered” unworthy of life.
This is a category I think we need to research more as a society. How masculinity is developed in society.
A recent Cornell Study has new recommendations for people who sit for a living:
Sit to do computer work. Sit using a height-adjustable, downward titling keyboard tray for the best work posture, then every 20 minutes stand for 2 minutes AND MOVE. The absolute time isn’t critical but about every 20-30 minutes take a posture break and move for a couple of minutes. Simply standing is insufficient. Movement is important to get blood circulation through the muscles. Research shows that you don’t need to do vigorous exercise (e.g. jumping jacks) to get the benefits, just walking around is sufficient. So build in a pattern of creating greater movement variety in the workplace (e.g. walk to a printer, water fountain, stand for a meeting, take the stairs, walk around the floor, park a bit further away from the building each day).
I’m taking Shawn Blanc’s advice and downloading BreakTime- an app that reminds me to get up and move!
Ben Brooks posted an outstanding analysis of his first thoughts on Microsoft’s Metro UI.
I agree that Metro has quite a few exciting features to it and its exciting to see that Microsoft is thinking outside the box. (err, window…)
Even though I’m an Apple Fanboy, I am not afraid to say that I’m interested in where Microsoft is going with this. But I’d have to ask the same question Ben ends his analysis with:
…while Metro looks great now, in 2011, will it still look that good in late 2012?
Check out Ben’s post- definitely worth a few minutes.
Metro won't have Flash?!! How could a modern tablet even try to compete with out an industry standard like Flash?!!
☄ Windows 8's Metro Browser Will Be Plug-In Free—Which Means No Flash [Windows 8] at Lifehacker