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I guess he meant Indie developers. I am one. I didn't care, but do now.

• mantas 10y ago
  Eh? Indie developers thrived on Mac ecosystem for years.
  • vram22 10y ago
    And also on Windows, and even on DOS, before Windows. Googling terms like "shareware" and its history (not the only model, there were, of course, outright paid products too), will show some stories, maybe not a lot, since some of this was before the web, so not archived. But will show enough to get an idea. Jim Button was a classic example, but there were many other indie devs (many of them one-man shows), who may not have made it so big, but made good money from desktop apps. Google term: shareware jim button Edited to add: http://asp-software.org/www/history/the-origin-of-shareware/ http://asp-software.org/www/history/the-origin-of-shareware/