The reasons why Google Shifts Focus from Web to Mobile Apps
Broadband service is giving many advantages for both provider and subscriber. Which high speed internet access can be accessed through mobile broadband serving, allowing many mobile apps bases which requiring high speed and bandwidth to be installed on the high end mobile phone or smart phone. The latest news that we can find at pcworld.com is that Google is aggressively expanding its mobile app development efforts. According to a Wall Street Journal report, one of the first orders of business following the shakeup in executive leadership is to seek out app development talent. Google recognizes the value of mobile platforms and is working to stay one step ahead to claim its piece of the mobile market pie. Mobile apps is becoming more critical needs today on many smart phone due to flexibility and high market demand. This condition drives mobile apps developer and also Google to shift focus from web to mobile apps
Google has a reason why they should shift focus from web to mobile apps. Since they launched Google phone with Android OS, mobile apps market is increasing day by day. Pcworld.com reports that the mobile apps market is expected to top $15 billion in 2011, and grow to surpass $58 billion over the next few years. That is a pretty lucrative pie–well worth focusing some attention on. The question, though, comes down to finding the right strategy to capitalize on it. The Android Market lags far behind the Apple App Store in total apps. Android’s 100,000-ish is no match for Apple’s 350,000. Since Apple’s iOS platform still leads Android in developer appeal, the odds of Android overtaking iOS in app volume is are slim to none.
But, so what? A recent study found that the average iPhone has 108 apps installed–20 of which are the default apps that came pre-installed on the smartphone. With only 88 apps per device, it shouldn’t really matter whether you have 100,000 or 350,000 to choose from. In fact, both figures seem like overkill. Still from the Pcworld.com, a quick look at the Google products page illustrates the diversity of the Web apps created by Google. With the trend toward mobile platforms like smartphones and tablets, Google is staying ahead of the game by shifting gears and focusing development efforts on mobile apps.
