Apple iPad remains the top tablet targeted by app builders in survey
Although Apple's iPad remains number one in the hearts of tablet application developers, Google Android tablets are increasingly piquing programmers' interest, according to a survey conducted earlier this month.
In a survey of 2,235 developers by IDC and tools vendor Appcelerator, 74 percent of respondents were "very interested' in building applications for Android tablets, up from 62 percent in the previous iteration of the survey from last September. The formidable iPad attracted the interest of 87 percent of respondees, up 3 points from the last survey. A report based on the latest survey, entitled "Appcelerator IDC Mobile Developer Report, January 2011," is being released Tuesday.
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"The interest has spiked significantly, where Android tablets are nearing iPads in their interest level," said Scott Schwarzhoff, Appcelerator vice president of marketing. Appcelerator sees a correlation between increased interest and the announcement of 85 Android tablets at this month's Computer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Developers listed price, minimized fragmentation, and the upcoming Honeycomb software as the most crucial factors for Android tablets to succeed. Developers are expected to build applications for newspapers, rich media, entertainment, and conferencing for Android tablets, Schwarzhoff said.
One factor that does not seem to be affecting interest in the Android platform overall was Oracle's lawsuit against Google claiming patent infringement. Almost no one was bothered by it in the last survey, and the issue was not even raised in the current survey, Schwarzhoff explained. "The common belief is that Oracle and Google will work it out," he said.
Appcelerator polled developers on their wish list for the upcoming iPad 2; new camera capabilities, a USB connector, and an improved retina display were all cited. Also, RIM's upcoming PlayBook tablet grew in interest from 16 percent of developers last September to 28 percent now.
There was good news for Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 smartphone platform in Appcelerator's survey. "Windows Phone 7 came out better than expected," said Schwarzhoff. Interest in building for the software giant's new platform increased to 36 percent, up from 28 percent in the previous survey.
The new figure was just 2 percentage points behind the number of developers who want to build for RIM's far more established BlackBerry smartphone. BlackBerry had the interest of 34 percent of developers in the previous survey. The iPhone, however, drew the interest of 92 percent of developers; the figure was 91 percent last time around.
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Source: http://www.infoworld.com/d/developer-world/google-android-tablets-gain-traction-developers-355
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