Friday, September 9, 2011

Software Pirates Plague Android Developers


Forbes - Software pirates cost Android developers serious money, according to a study released Thursday.

A survey of 75 Android developers conducted by location-based services specialist Skyhook found that 27% of developers see piracy as a ‘huge’ problem.

Another 26% of those surveyed see piracy as ‘somewhat’ of a problem. 53% of developers say Google is too ‘lax’ when it comes to patrolling the Android Market, Google’s alternative to Apple‘s App store.                More