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The Mac Mini is a totally different market: it 1) runs macOS 2) has Apple Silicon 3) has no competitors for running macOS 4) is the cheapest entry point into iO

The Mac Mini is a totally different market: it 1) runs macOS 2) has Apple Silicon 3) has no competitors for running macOS 4) is the cheapest entry point into iOS development which is a high paying job

user_named 3y ago
So you listed macOS three times, and then your last point is sort of not relevant
anthk 3y ago
In the US, maybe. Android rules the rest of the world and Europe, Japan and China.
- sgjohnson 3y ago
  > Europe definitely not
  - anthk 3y ago
    Spaniard here. Definitively yes. I know about France, Germany, Italy... and it's truly behind the Android market.
- jtwaleson 3y ago
  Definitely does not rule so absolutely that you can ignore iOS development. In Western Europe my anecdata is that iPhone is winning with high frequency users.
  - anthk 3y ago
    OFC it's the second one over Android smartphones. Which is the alternative? Still, in Spain, France, Italy, Germany... the iPhone it's seen for poshy people and Android covers the 90% of the needs of the average guy at a much cheaper price.
    - squokko 3y ago
      Almost any app that's available on both iOS and Android will do more than 50% of its revenues from iOS even in markets that are 75% Android. Those "poshy" people are quick to click on in-app purchases.
      - anthk 3y ago
        Not always, as most iPhone users here are CEOs and mid-range managers. They love cutting costs down.
- selectodude 3y ago
  iPhone has 68 percent of the Japanese mobile phone market.
FullyFunctional 3y ago
I'm not sure what your point is, but my Mac Mini M1 runs Linux. Asahi Linux.
- scarface_74 3y ago
  Unless you’re not aware, most Mac users aren’t running Linux
diffeomorphism 3y ago
Is that supposed to be positive or negative? Because the only thing I'm reading is "I can think of nothing positive to say, but if you absolutely have to use macos, it totally runs that.".
- squokko 3y ago
  Well, if you want to run macOS, you have one choice, if you want to run Windows or Linux, you have 1000 choices. This will drive profit margins among the 1000 choices to roughly zero

user_named 3y ago

So you listed macOS three times, and then your last point is sort of not relevant

anthk 3y ago

In the US, maybe. Android rules the rest of the world and Europe, Japan and China.

sgjohnson 3y ago
> Europe definitely not
- anthk 3y ago
  Spaniard here. Definitively yes. I know about France, Germany, Italy... and it's truly behind the Android market.
jtwaleson 3y ago
Definitely does not rule so absolutely that you can ignore iOS development. In Western Europe my anecdata is that iPhone is winning with high frequency users.
- anthk 3y ago
  OFC it's the second one over Android smartphones. Which is the alternative? Still, in Spain, France, Italy, Germany... the iPhone it's seen for poshy people and Android covers the 90% of the needs of the average guy at a much cheaper price.
  - squokko 3y ago
    Almost any app that's available on both iOS and Android will do more than 50% of its revenues from iOS even in markets that are 75% Android. Those "poshy" people are quick to click on in-app purchases.
    - anthk 3y ago
      Not always, as most iPhone users here are CEOs and mid-range managers. They love cutting costs down.
selectodude 3y ago
iPhone has 68 percent of the Japanese mobile phone market.

FullyFunctional 3y ago

I'm not sure what your point is, but my Mac Mini M1 runs Linux. Asahi Linux.

scarface_74 3y ago
Unless you’re not aware, most Mac users aren’t running Linux

diffeomorphism 3y ago

Is that supposed to be positive or negative? Because the only thing I'm reading is "I can think of nothing positive to say, but if you absolutely have to use macos, it totally runs that.".

squokko 3y ago
Well, if you want to run macOS, you have one choice, if you want to run Windows or Linux, you have 1000 choices. This will drive profit margins among the 1000 choices to roughly zero