21 October 2013
Why Android First is a Myth
https://stevecheney.com/why-android-first-is-a-myth/
A good summary of why startups continue to launch iOS-first and not Android. It's quite focused on VC-backed companies, but the following quote sums it up for almost any kind of app-based business:
Building and releasing on Android costs 2-3x more than iOS. This isdue to a multitude of reasons: less sophisticated tools, generally more cumbersome APIs, fewer exposed advanced features, enormous QA issues brought on by fragmentation, etc. The rough rule of thumb is for every iOS engineer you actually need two Android engineers — or twice the development time.
