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This may be true, but most Android devices ship with some kind of weather widget built in (often on the home screen) in a much more visible way than the iOS weather app. You'd think that would mean there would be more demand for the iOS app.

The 51/49% split there is interesting.




The visibility on iOS might depend on how often normal users access the status tray. I have the weather widget in it, so even when not interested I get to see the forcasts five or six times a day at least. I wouldn't imagine buying a app for basic weather checking.


On Android it is usually even more in-your-face - here's a screenshot from the default setup for HTC Sense: http://smartphoneblogging.com/wp-content/gallery/htcsense/ht... (that's just an example - Samsung, Motorola, Sony, LG are all similar)

Every time you unlock your phone you see the weather.




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