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Michigan Software Labs is a private software company that provides mobile app development services. Based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Michigan Software Labs designs and develops web and mobile software applications.

Corporate History
In 2010, Michigan Software Labs, LLC, was formed to provide software development solutions to Fortune 1000 and middle-market companies. The company was started by Mark Johnson and Joshua Hulst.

In 2011, the company moved into the current headquarters at 3501 Lake Eastbrook Blvd. Ste 260 in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Services and Distribution
Michigan Software Labs, LLC, develops primarily in native Swift code for iOS and Java for Android applications. Native mobile apps often stand in contrast to desktop applications that run on desktop computers, and with web applications which run in mobile web browsers rather than directly on the mobile device.

The two biggest app stores are Google Play for Android and App Store for iOS.

Google Play
Main article: Google Play

Google Play (formerly known as the Android Market) is an international online software store developed by Google for Android devices. It opened in October 2008. In July 2013, the number of apps downloaded via the Google Play Store surpassed 50 billion, of the over 1 million apps available.As of September 2016, according to Statista the number of apps available exceeded 2.4 million. The store generated a revenue of 6 billion U.S. dollars in 2015.

App Store
Main article: App Store (iOS)

Apple's App Store for iOS was not the first app distribution service, but it ignited the mobile revolution and was opened on July 10, 2008, and as of January 2011, reported over 10 billion downloads. The original AppStore was first demonstrated to Steve Jobs in 1993 by Jesse Tayler at NeXTWorld Expo As of June 6, 2011, there were 425,000 apps available, which had been downloaded by 200 million iOS users. During Apple's 2012 Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple CEO Tim Cook announced that the App Store has 650,000 available apps to download as well as 30 billion apps downloaded from the app store until that date. From an alternative perspective, figures seen in July 2013 by the BBC from tracking service Adeven indicate over two-thirds of apps in the store are "zombies", barely ever installed by consumers.

Awards

 * In 2014, Michigan Software Labs was named in the top-10 in Michigan for Mobile App Companies in Michigan.