http://scobleizer.com/2012/09/12/context-is-the-new-battleground-between-android-and-ios/
In this blog post, technology expert interviews the uprising companies in the smartphone app market, and analysis the growth of each particular industry. The post is extensive and informative, the author showed expertise in the field he is analysing.
The answer to the question of growth in app markets between Android and iOS was answered in this blog post, Scoble took on another look at the market, identified that although more Android handsets have been purchased, the profitability of the app market lies within iOS. The investigation Scoble made that showed iOS users purchase more apps than Android users is valuable information to app development firms. These firms act on the basis that they want to maximise their profitability. And although, as stated in the article, it takes a shorter time to introduce new apps into the Android market, the ultimate goal firms want to reach is long term profits. If by going into a market with high barriers of entry but also high profits, companies will do it.
As a conclusion, the information and analysis provided by Scoble not only identifies the trend of app usage regarding to different smartphone operating system but also provides the knowledge of the size of market share of each choice.