The most recent time when OBIS obtained data from SEAMAP was on November 16, 2009, one day prior to the data download for the gap analysis.
Then, for each sample we joined CNV regions if they fulfilled at least one of the following conditions: they were less than 3kb apart from each other or the region between them had more than 80% repeats or gaps (downloaded from the UCSC Table Browser).
Android downloads are outpacing iOS downloads, two billion five hundred million each month to Apple's two billion, which means that about every thirty days Android is closing the app gap by five hundred million downloads.
The Scottish singer-songwriter Paolo Nutini and the sportswear brand Puma are the first to be brought together by a new Warner Music International division formed as part of the drive to find alternative revenue streams as CD sales decline and digital downloads fail to plug the gap.
So there is still a gap in aggregated downloads between the two platforms, despite that fact that Google has nearly caught up with Apple in terms of total number of apps: Currently Google Play has some 500,000 apps, while Apple has 600,000 apps in its app store.
All in all, it's an interesting concept that serves to bridge the gap between those who download and those who don't.
Distimo said that the number of paid downloads in Google Play is twice the size of paid downloads on Amazon, but the revenue gap was smaller.
To expect digital downloads and CD sales to remain in some kind of perfect balance, with downloads stepping in to fill the gap seamlessly, is foolish.
The gap between legal and illegal downloading is a long way off from being closed and Qtrax, while noble in its pursuit, is not going to be the one to span that massive divide.
Sure it will be cheaper than a cable bill, but consumers will end up paying for HBO Go, Hulu, Netflix, CBS All Access and Amazon Prime while filling in the programming gaps by downloading individual episodes from iTunes.
