The topic of software localization (aka the translation of apps) is a long and bitter one: for literally ages have developers been fighting about its merits and non-merits.
The fine folks from Distimo’s have now provided us with a few charts which could bring “clearance” into the clutter. Let’s dive in.
First of all, we see which sore has the most uni-national apps. Nokia clearly leads – this is what they get for repeatedly commiting “ovicide in China”:
This finding is further clarified in the figure below, which also mentions the strong role of Hutchison’s proprietary channel in Italy:
Finally, a chart which compares US and ROW popularity using the top lists of various app stores:
How has localization worked out for your company?
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http://www.distimo.com/publications/
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