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It's estimated that there are 20 million developers world wide. Stack Overflow surveyed that 20% of developers use a Mac. So lets say there are 4 million deve

by pasta 10y ago

It's estimated that there are 20 million developers world wide. Stack Overflow surveyed that 20% of developers use a Mac. So lets say there are 4 million developers using a Mac. And lets say they buy a new Mac every 3 years. Then 1.3 million developers buy a Mac each year. Apple sold 20 million Macs last year. So lets say 6.5% were developers and 10% of those developers are complaining about the new Mac series. If I am right that means that 130 thousand developers are complaining. That's 0.65% of Apple's customers. Now I don't believe Apple is stupid. They are in business longer than some people here are alive. So I can very much imagine that Apple decided to go for 2% more customers while losing 0.65% of them while making even more profit.

golergka 10y ago
The article was about video editors, but it doesn't chnage the essence of your point. However. That little group is power users. New adopters. Influencers. In the late 2000s, if you saw someone using a macbook pro, you knew he was some kind of professional, and most likely, something "sexy" - a developer, photographer, designer... This user base, professionals who care about quality over price, helped create the Apple company image. They loved Apple products and were voluntary apple advocates - I know I was. I convinced several friends and family members to switch to Mac because I sincerely believed that the extra cost is worth ease of use. And because I'm a power user (in their eyes), they believed me. And that same company image helped sell iPhones - the main Apple profit driver. But now the same high-paid professionals are switching away. "Regular" users are going to see it, sonner or later; how do you convince them that this "Apple quality" still exists, when they see the power users trashing it?
- wastedhours 10y ago
  Agree - today's video editors are tomorrow's video editing teachers. Who'll teach the ecosystem they see and work with best, informing opinion down the line. I would be surprised if Apple didn't augment their line up with other power products in the medium term though.
yAnonymous 10y ago
Losing 0.65% of customers that work in IT could very well cause long term damage that the 2% of regular customers can't make up for. People working in IT often have a much bigger influence on others in that area and you don't want to lose that. Look at Microsoft. They've been there and are currently investing quite a lot to get developers to use their software. If Apple were clever, they'd look ahead, but it seems they go for good quarterly results instead and repeat the same mistakes others have already made. It has all the markings of a company in decline.
intoverflow2 10y ago
Think this pains people because we used to believe Apple had values above pure profit and would see the non-monetary value in supplying a high end system for people working at the fringe of technology. All sorts of decisions that are actually bad for consumers can be justified by pointing to money, doesn't mean they're good decisions. e.g I bet dongle sales have skyrocketed since the iPhone 7 and new MBP.
phaed 10y ago
> Now I don't believe Apple is stupid. They are in business longer than some people here are alive They were in business when Jobs was there, they almost went out of business when he left the first time. Now that he's gone for good don't for one second believe their position will last forever.

by pasta 10y ago

golergka 10y ago

The article was about video editors, but it doesn't chnage the essence of your point. However. That little group is power users. New adopters. Influencers. In the late 2000s, if you saw someone using a macbook pro, you knew he was some kind of professional, and most likely, something "sexy" - a developer, photographer, designer... This user base, professionals who care about quality over price, helped create the Apple company image. They loved Apple products and were voluntary apple advocates - I know I was. I convinced several friends and family members to switch to Mac because I sincerely believed that the extra cost is worth ease of use. And because I'm a power user (in their eyes), they believed me. And that same company image helped sell iPhones - the main Apple profit driver. But now the same high-paid professionals are switching away. "Regular" users are going to see it, sonner or later; how do you convince them that this "Apple quality" still exists, when they see the power users trashing it?

wastedhours 10y ago
Agree - today's video editors are tomorrow's video editing teachers. Who'll teach the ecosystem they see and work with best, informing opinion down the line. I would be surprised if Apple didn't augment their line up with other power products in the medium term though.

yAnonymous 10y ago

Losing 0.65% of customers that work in IT could very well cause long term damage that the 2% of regular customers can't make up for. People working in IT often have a much bigger influence on others in that area and you don't want to lose that. Look at Microsoft. They've been there and are currently investing quite a lot to get developers to use their software. If Apple were clever, they'd look ahead, but it seems they go for good quarterly results instead and repeat the same mistakes others have already made. It has all the markings of a company in decline.

intoverflow2 10y ago

Think this pains people because we used to believe Apple had values above pure profit and would see the non-monetary value in supplying a high end system for people working at the fringe of technology. All sorts of decisions that are actually bad for consumers can be justified by pointing to money, doesn't mean they're good decisions. e.g I bet dongle sales have skyrocketed since the iPhone 7 and new MBP.

phaed 10y ago

> Now I don't believe Apple is stupid. They are in business longer than some people here are alive They were in business when Jobs was there, they almost went out of business when he left the first time. Now that he's gone for good don't for one second believe their position will last forever.