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cageface on June 29, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: New Startup? Think Twice About Mobile First

But most startups aren't built around making money off direct app sales anyway so Android sales aren't the issue.

If you're an Instagram or Pinterest or Flipbook the Android userbase it way too big to ignore.

flatline3 on June 29, 2012 [–]

If you're an Instagram or Pinterest then you have more than enough money to target Android natively, and provide the best experience possible.

If you're not one of them, then there's more than enough of a userbase on iOS to start with.

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