The future looks brighter for Google's Android mobile operating system than Apple's iOS, believe the majority of mobile application developers surveyed by software maker Appcelerator and researcher IDC.

Some 58.6 percent of 2,363 developers polled in September said they believed Android's long-term outlook was brighter than iOS, compared to 34.9 percent who ranked iOS' future prospects greater than Android.

Those numbers showed a 10-point widening of the gulf from June. Just three months ago, Appcelerator conducted the same survey and found that 54 percent of mobile developers said Android's outlook was brightest, versus 40.4 percent of those who iOS would dominate.

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