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Developers who don't have regular physical access to a Mac. My use case might be too specific. But, at home I have a Windows Desktop and Laptop. In the office
by ericcholis 6y ago
Developers who don't have regular physical access to a Mac.
My use case might be too specific. But, at home I have a Windows Desktop and Laptop. In the office I use a Mac Mini. Currently, I need to test Apple Pay for Safari. This requires test iCloud credentials. On a mac, this is difficult or prohibitive to swap between live iCloud and test iCloud logins. On Windows, testing via browser emulation is shaky at best.
Also, easily sharing access to a "cloud" (read: remote) instance of macOS with other developer staff is beneficial.
- dolni 6y agoSeems like the type of thing that would change pretty quickly if developers demanded an experience that wasn't complete trash. How quickly would Apple fold if all of a sudden there weren't third party applications for their devices?
- kevincox 6y agoThe problem is that it is chicken and egg. If all the developers switched their ecosystem would be crap and they would need to fix the experience or the users would leave. However right now it is profitable to target their users, even if it is awkward, so why wouldn't Apple (from an economic incentive) milk the developers for every penny they have. Apple is very much biting the hand(s) that feed here.
- dolni 6y agoIt's one thing to say that it's a chicken and egg problem for existing businesses that make money in the Apple ecosystem. It's another thing when you are still seeing new development efforts. It's 2020, this shit has been happening for a while, and it's no secret. I haven't figured out why a self-respecting developer would subject themselves to that nonsense.