Google Play revenue surges, but still far short of Apple: data

By Somang Yang SEOUL (Reuters) - Google's app store revenues are growing much faster than those of Apple Inc, but Apple still dominates overall sales, market research data taken from the first three months of the year shows. The app stores collectively raked in $2.2 billion in the first three months of 2013, according to Canalys, a market researcher. The firm says Apple's App Store generated $1.48 billion of revenue, accounting for 74 percent of $2.2 billion earnings that the app stores collectively made in the January-March period. Revenue generated from Google Play amounted to 18 percent. ...

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