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How much revenue will you generate from supporting Apple users or implementing Apple features? Bottom line is you run a business as a developer and if you can’t

How much revenue will you generate from supporting Apple users or implementing Apple features? Bottom line is you run a business as a developer and if you can’t afford to spend, maybe a couple hundred bucks then you probably shouldn’t be in business anymore. Companies have no obligation to give you things for free.

criley2 7y ago
On the flip side, 80% of all devices sold are Android and Android devices are the majority of sales, web usage, etc so there is no obligation for any developer to support the minority of devices and users at extreme cost when they can already achieve mass coverage. That razor cuts both ways, and I'd point out that this situation is very similar to how OSX comes with Windows bootcamp, but a Windows 10 machine can't run OSX. If you run OSX, running Windows is something that you might just have to do. But if you're a Windows user, outside of walled garden development, there's not much point to OSX
- avianlyric 7y ago
  Yet despite all that, we’re still having this conversation and a single iOS feature has hit the top of Hacker News. While Android may make up the majority of devices worldwide, Apple devices are still very popular among wealthy clients (anyone living in the west would meet this criteria), which is ultimately the part of population business care about most. Simply put, supporting Apple devices is very profitable. No company is going to leave money on the table due to niche ideological concerns.
- axoltl 7y ago
  That's slightly dishonest, as iOS has a ~50% market share in the US. Ignoring half of the US market seems a poor choice. https://www.statista.com/statistics/266572/market-share-held-by-smartphone-platforms-in-the-united-states/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/266572/market-share-held... https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/mobile/united-states-of-america https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/mobile/united-sta...
- dep_b 7y ago
  > On the flip side, 80% of all devices sold are Android and Android devices are the majority of sales, web usage, etc That's nice if the only thing you do is selling eyeballs with adware. If you're actually looking to make money in sales you'd be a fool to not support iOS. I'd call it an obligation to your wallet.
folli 7y ago
As a hobbyist, thank you for your sympathy

criley2 7y ago

On the flip side, 80% of all devices sold are Android and Android devices are the majority of sales, web usage, etc so there is no obligation for any developer to support the minority of devices and users at extreme cost when they can already achieve mass coverage. That razor cuts both ways, and I'd point out that this situation is very similar to how OSX comes with Windows bootcamp, but a Windows 10 machine can't run OSX. If you run OSX, running Windows is something that you might just have to do. But if you're a Windows user, outside of walled garden development, there's not much point to OSX

avianlyric 7y ago
Yet despite all that, we’re still having this conversation and a single iOS feature has hit the top of Hacker News. While Android may make up the majority of devices worldwide, Apple devices are still very popular among wealthy clients (anyone living in the west would meet this criteria), which is ultimately the part of population business care about most. Simply put, supporting Apple devices is very profitable. No company is going to leave money on the table due to niche ideological concerns.
axoltl 7y ago
That's slightly dishonest, as iOS has a ~50% market share in the US. Ignoring half of the US market seems a poor choice. https://www.statista.com/statistics/266572/market-share-held-by-smartphone-platforms-in-the-united-states/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/266572/market-share-held... https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/mobile/united-states-of-america https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/mobile/united-sta...
dep_b 7y ago
> On the flip side, 80% of all devices sold are Android and Android devices are the majority of sales, web usage, etc That's nice if the only thing you do is selling eyeballs with adware. If you're actually looking to make money in sales you'd be a fool to not support iOS. I'd call it an obligation to your wallet.

folli 7y ago

As a hobbyist, thank you for your sympathy