Yes and no. The advantage of thick-client devices, including both Android- and iOS-based devices, are their ability to run local apps. The referenced survey by Nielsen looked at the local apps that were used in tandem with the web.
This is distinct from local apps that run independently from the web (i.e., an alarm clock app, iWork). A follow-on study of local apps used independently from the web is in order. I do suspect, however, that the results will still show that boasting of 200,000 apps is gross overkill for most users.
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