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> When was the last time Twitter was buzzing with talk about some Windows program? To be fair when was the last time it was buzzing about some iOS or MacOS app
by whywhywhywhy 8y ago
> When was the last time Twitter was buzzing with talk about some Windows program?
To be fair when was the last time it was buzzing about some iOS or MacOS app that wasn't just an Electron app that was also available on Windows.
I remember the times when a Mac/iOS app like Clear or Coda would come out and everyone would be so hyped about it but it seems as far as I can tell those days are long gone. Which is sad as a Mac user but since the app store raced to the bottom it just doesn't seem to be worth the effort for developers to ship 3 highly tuned versions of their software for 3 Apple platforms.
I mean you can look yourself, look at the top ten free/paid on the Mac and iOS app stores, it's grim.
- creyes 8y agoSketch
- andrewl-hn 8y agoSketch is almost 8 years old, and was released before the AppStore Mania died out and before Electron/CEF became a de-facto app platform for desktops. Windows has other market leading software that isn't on a Mac. 3ds Max comes to mind.
- criddell 8y agoIf you are going to say an 8 year old program is tired, then why mention 3ds Max? It has to be 20 years old by now.
- andrewl-hn 8y agoGrandparent comment pointed out that there are no recent big Mac-specific AppKit/Cocoa-based blockbuster apps in a post-Electron world. Parent mentions Sketch and a counter-example. I pointed out it wasn't really valid. Mentioning 3dsMax was indeed inconsiderate of me, because it didn't add up to a discussion and subverted it instead. My bad.
- pjmlp 8y ago> Electron/CEF became a de-facto app platform for desktops. Nah, like every fad it will join HTA in a couple of years. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTML_Application https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTML_Application
- PStamatiou 8y agoThough lots of designers are migrating to Figma, which is web-based and works just fine on Windows. (I'm a designer and just moved to Figma after 4 years on Sketch and am definitely seeing lots of peers do the same)
- swebs 8y agoPokemon Go?
- cbhl 8y agoAre you really playing Pokemon Go on your Macbook Air, Pixel Chromebook, or iPad?
- swebs 8y agoThe question was: >when was the last time it was buzzing about some iOS or MacOS app that wasn't just an Electron app that was also available on Windows.
- cbhl 8y agoIn the context of the release of a new Surface Tablet! Surely one would typically buy a Surface Go and also buy an iPhone to play Pokemon Go.
- NamTaf 8y agoYou'd be surprised how many people play it on an iPad. You'd also be surprised at how many middle-aged to elderly play it. These two things may be correlated.
- coryfklein 8y agoPixelmator
- mrpippy 8y agoTransmit 5. Tweetbot 3. OmniFocus 3. If it has to be something new, Retrobatch.
- jordache 8y agoprocreate - a painting app, exclusive to iOS is tremendous. There is simply no equivalent on any other platform.