Apple continues to rule among Mobile World Congress developers; Android a distant second

“When talking to developers [at Mobile World Congress], you mostly get a sense of what’s hot over the next three months, since typically that’s their development cycle,” Tricia Duryee reports for mocoNews.

“What I learned was this: Apple continues to rule because it brings in the most business; Android is a distant second; BlackBerry is promising; Symbian is dead to the world; and Microsoft’s year-end Windows 7 release is too far away to care about,” Duryee reports.

“When chatting with a number of developers during BlackBerry’s presentation on Tuesday, the message was that it was still mostly about the iPhone. Kevin, a so-called Android consultant, even admitted that Android ‘is hot right now, but also some people aren’t feeling it,'” Duryee reports. “Simon Maddox, a UK-based developer who makes apps for large brands, said iPhone requests still dominate. ‘First, brands ask for the iPhone, and then if any money is left over in the budget, it’s Android.'”

Duryee reports, “Now he’s particularly busy fulfilling requests for the iPad. ‘After it was announced, I got a ridiculous amount of emails from brands.'”

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