Apple iOS will start working Forty percent of Google's mobile sales, says analyst

Apple iOS will start working Forty percent of Google's mobile sales, says analyst Google will likely have arch-rival Apple to thank on a huge chunk from the mobile revenue in 2012.

The search giant's licensing teaches on Apple over its Maps and Search apps are already a cash cow considering that iPhone debuted in 2007. In 2010 won't be any exception.

In an investors note released yesterday, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster said he expects Google to bring about around $4.5 billion in mobile sales this valentine's day. And iOS will activate the number one or towards the largest chunk of it.

iOS will be the cause of around 40 percent of Google's total mobile search revenue, or $1.6 billion, estimates Munster, which ultimately means iOS will generate around 2 percent of Google's total sales on the year.

But will not if Apple replaces Google Maps having its own in-house map app? Recent surveys declare that Apple has recently cooked up a 3D Maps app set to switch Google's app best nexus 4 case because the default on iOS devices. Regardless, Munster doesn't expect any significant changes in the direction of numbers.

Google Maps will still survive within the App Store, freely availed to somebody to download, the analyst said. Google recently says its Maps service has attracted well over 1 billion users world wide. Google is equipped with an host of other apps for iOS users, yet the Maps app could prove that should be commonly such as regardless custom nexus 4 case if go for longer the iOS default.

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And Google isn't standing still with Maps.

The company unveiled yesterday a myriad of innovations in direction of the service, including 3D images, offline use, and others shots of Street View.

Still, the move by Apple in order to change Google Maps when the default will be exactly the latest try squeeze from search giant.

"Moving forward, we expect an extended tug-of-war between Apple and Google," Munster said. "We believe Bing is certainly going to push a greater portion of its Nexus 4 Leather Case apps from the App Store, including Chrome, while Apple will continue to innovate around discovery about the iPhone through Siri. Net-net, we feel the core buyer experience on iOS will continue to be largely unchanged although Google Maps is replaced."