It’s widely known that Windows phones have been outcast in the smartphone industry. Mostly, people avoid Windows phone because of the lack of apps. But in fact, that’s not the real Windows phone problem!
Windows phone problem: It’s not about the lack of apps
According to the latest statistics provided by Microsoft, the number of apps available in Windows Phone app store is 300.000! This number is only one-third of what is offered by Google Play app store and Apple app store. This comparison has to lead to the thought that Windows phone sucks in terms of applications! But in fact, this gap doesn’t prove anything because the average number of apps a common person uses per month is no more than 30! So it makes no sense to claim that Windows is a lack of apps!
But yes, Windows really has apps problem, but it’s not the quantity. The real Windows phone problem comes from the quality of apps. Overall, their app store provides almost every popular apps in the market but they RARELY have those apps updated! On the other hand, Google Play Store and Apple app store always keep those apps up-to-date. That’s why Windows phones, though having plenty of apps, still can not compete with Android and Apple devices.
The main reason behind this Windows phone problem is that the apps developers don’t think it’s a good idea to invest in Windows app store. The number of Windows phone users is only 2.7% of total. Meanwhile, Android users take up to 81.5%. Apps developers. This means the investment in Google Play Store can gain nearly 40 times more benefits than in Windows app store! As a result, most app developers focus more on Android apps and ignore Windows apps.
Windows phone problem: Microsoft has come up with the solution!
Luckily, Microsoft has figured out the solution for this Windows phone problem! Windows 10 Anniversary has just been released. This OS version is said to have a universal app store across smartphones, tablets, and computers! This will dramatically increase the users of Windows app store because the number of computers running Windows is around 10 times higher than Macbooks and Chromebooks combining together! Apps developers will NOT ignore this massive number of users!