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The Mac is a nearly $40B annual business: https://www.statista.com/statistics/263428/apples-revenue-from-macintosh-computers-since-first-quarter-2006/ https://w
by dangoor 4y ago
The Mac is a nearly $40B annual business: https://www.statista.com/statistics/263428/apples-revenue-from-macintosh-computers-since-first-quarter-2006/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/263428/apples-revenue-fr...
It's small compared to iOS, sure, but I think it's still an important part of Apple's overall portfolio. It's currently what all of the iOS developers need to use. Its what Apple's own people use for their work.
I guess the difference of opinion may turn on the phrase "invest a whole lot". I have no idea what kind of investment Apple is making in Mac native GUI frameworks. It's obviously non-zero and is likely what most would deem non-trivial, but I'd argue that it's worth a decent size investment because it is still a potential differentiator for a $40B part of their business.
I will also note that there are some excellent professional native Mac apps, even beyond Apple's own. Things like Pixelmator and the Affinity suite, for example. I'm definitely running a combination of native Mac and Electron apps right now, but I still appreciate the native apps when they're available for the job at hand.
- KerrAvon 4y agoI would also say that if Apple didn’t actually care about macOS, the money spent on it would probably be better spent on porting Xcode to Windows.