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> A lot of people? Name them. This is a serious request. I'm a longtime professional Mac developer who knows a lot of other Mac developers. > There are more M

by _qulr 6y ago

> A lot of people? Name them. This is a serious request. I'm a longtime professional Mac developer who knows a lot of other Mac developers. > There are more Mac users (and thus app buyers) The premise is true, but the conclusion is not necessarily true. The crap store and the iOSication of the Mac have really hurt the Mac software market.

coldtea 6y ago
>Name them. This is a serious request. I'm a longtime professional Mac developer who knows a lot of other Mac developers. I get all kinds of great new Mac apps from new devs, so not sure what you mean. Some examples I've personally use and bought in the past year or so: Darkroom, CleanShotX, Bear, Amadine, Wipr, Keka. If we can go a few years back there's tons of other stuff that's still going strong too with new versions regularly and everything...
- _qulr 6y ago
  Keka: 11 years old! https://changelog.keka.io/ https://changelog.keka.io/ Bear: 1) Bear is not Mac-only: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bear/id1016366447 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bear/id1016366447 2) Bear is more than 4 years old 3) Shiny Frog, the maker is Bear, is even older than that Wipr: 1) Again, not Mac-only. In fact, Wipr started as iOS-only. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wipr/id1030595027 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wipr/id1030595027 2) Wipr is more than 5 years old Darkroom: 1) Not Mac-only https://apps.apple.com/us/app/darkroom-photo-video-editor/id953286746 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/darkroom-photo-video-editor/id... 2) Darkroom is 6 years old Amadine: 1) Not Mac-only https://apps.apple.com/us/app/amadine-vector-drawing/id1339199390 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/amadine-vector-drawing/id13391...