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Apple will always need a development environment for iOS, separate from iOS that 3rd party devs are comfortable with. This is why OS X will always exist in some
by shinratdr 15y ago
Apple will always need a development environment for iOS, separate from iOS that 3rd party devs are comfortable with. This is why OS X will always exist in some incarnation.
I would say that OS X keeps the lights on, iOS lines the coffers. Apple could easily stay afloat and be posting great quarters with only OS X, they just wouldn't be rolling in extra cash like they are now.