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So this is pretty much something that applies to the Apple app store more than anything else.
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And it's this key line "Only on the App Store".
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Now if you have a look at the home screen on the featured page, at the top you'll see an app being featured
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on a wide banner. And very frequently if you look at the bottom of the banner there is this line "Only
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on the App Store".
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And this is where the app is only available on the Apple platform.
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The editors at the app stores actively look for apps that are doing really well but are as of yet not
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available anywhere else. And this effect contributes to why all of those Android users out there are
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getting their apps
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you know maybe a year later or two years later.
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And it's because when you are being considered for feature on the App Store, you'll get a call from the
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App Store manager and one of the questions that they will ask you is "Are you exclusive to the Apple
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App Store?"
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And at this point you want to be able to say yes, hell yes, we are.
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We love Apple so much.
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Please feature us.
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Maybe you want to play it a little bit cooler than that. But it is something that's really important to
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them for whatever reason
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I'm going to add to the conjecture.
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This is why a lot of app developers especially game developers, even if they have the resources will
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first develop and launch on the iOS App Store, and then work on the Android version.
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So a lot of people have questions as to should I develop the iOS or Android? or which one should I
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do first?
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And this is one of the things that will determine your answer to that question.