Google Play is continuing its inexorable overtaking of the app store, with downloads now 25 percent higher, and app revenue that is slowly overtaking Apple's app sales.
The reason is exactly the same one that impacts iOS market share: international markets.
Earlier today, the Federal Aviation Administration loosened its rules on gadgets during commercial airline flights. It is now OK to use gaming devices like a Nintendo 3DS, a PlayStation Vita, or an Apple iPad during the flight and while the plane is taking off and landing.