Inventors and Entrepreneurs – Google Apps
It’s estimated that there are now over 100 million smart phone users around the world. This figure is set to grow to over 1 billion by 2014. Recently Google announced a new online free service which allows developers to create applications for Google’s android operating system.
Google app inventor is still at its infancy stage, but its implications are massive for the android phone market for developers
Why
- It’s a free to use developer platform
- Can be used by basic users
- Suitable as a development platform
Smartphone’s hit the market a couple of years ago, as a alternative to apples more expensive I phone range. Smart phones actually started life at micro soft using its first Windows Mobile operating system. Google got into the game with its first android phone. It was Google’s weight behind the phone, but the operating systems technology “open source” meant just that and android was quickly picked up and used as a standard platform for the smart phone manufacturers.
The App Explosion
Ask any smart phone or I phone user and the best thing they will tell you about their phone are applications, mostly because they are free, but not only this they offer a niche handy set of gadgets for the user. Socialites can use apps to stay in touch with friends, the organised of us can use apps to keep list and household budgets and cooks can use recipe apps. This is just a snapshot of what’s out there are, literally thousands of apps out there and growing at a daily rate.
How Can I Profit From This
The applications at the moment are quite general there is a market demand for business specific applications.
Why business specific applications?
- An app provides a business brand opportunity
- Adds value to a business, (example a appointment app for a spa)
- Aids customer loyalty
- Improves business image
- Advertising opportunities
Google’s app inventor is here to stay and looking back as to what Google did with the android operating system, then app inventor will surely grow. One of Google’s main advantages when providing its services is taking a listening closely to its communities around its technologies. Then ploughing back in this feedback to improve its products this will see the growth of applications for the future.
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