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When the Apple Store debuted in 2008, it had only 500 applications available. By 2010, that number had ballooned to 150K but over 50% of them were games and book subscriptions. Business applications accounted for just 3.5%. This is understandable since these applications are typically custom-built for businesses, take years to develop and are dependent on Windows OS which doesn’t run Apple or Android devices.
With the introduction of the Apple iPad and Android-based tablets in 2010, mobile business users began demanding accessibility to their business apps on those devices. Unfortunately, the time and expense to port those applications to these new platforms left a big gap in availability.
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