Appcelerator: fragmentation, monetization issues hurting interest in Android development

Developers are losing interest in creating apps for Google’s Android OS due to platform fragmentation issues and its numerous internationals monetization models, according to Appcelerator.

In its most recent developer survey, the mobile app development platform provider noticed the percentage of developers who classified themselves as “very interested” in developing for Android smartphones had declined for three straight quarters.

In June 2011, 88 percent of developers indicated they were likely to develop an Android app, but since then that number has declined to 79 percent, with interest at its lowest point since March 2010.

“If it was one quarter, it wouldn’t be a big deal,” explains Mike King, Appcelerator’s principle mobile strategist.

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