Following on from our recent focus on Google’s position in the smartphone market, specifically relating to the fact that Android currently boasts a far higher proportion of free apps than any of its rivals (Apple still has easily the most overall apps though), it is interesting to see that the company has launched its own DIY code-free App Inventor tool. Something tells me Android’s previous figure of 57% free apps will soon be jumping towards the 65-70% mark over the next few weeks and months.
But let’s discuss events in the present first before we go reeling off wild speculations about the future. Here’s the low-down on the App-Inventor for now:
- It’s still in beta mode, but is free to download from…